How Products Are Made

How Products Are Made, Part One: Initiation

Ended soon We audio people often discuss products of all sorts, whether audio components, music media, accessories and so on, but do we really know much about how these are made and what goes into their creation? I have had the pleasure and done the hard work of being involved with directing the manufacturing and…

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ResiWeek Podcast

Ended soon Avi Rosenthal of bluesalve partners participated in the AVNation podcast on Interface Devices that launched on July 30th, 2020. Watch the video below, or listen to the full podcast here. Hosted by: Matt Scott – OMEGA Audio Video Featured Guests: Ron Callis – OneFirefly Avi Rosenthal – bluesalve Partners Jeremy Glowacki – Residential…

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How Products are Made

How Products Are Made, Part 2: The Design Process

Ended soon August 10, 2020 – Copper Magazine, Issue 117 article, written by Robert Heiblim In our first installment of this series we looked at the first step in getting a product to market: the initiation process. At this point the company has an idea of what the product is, what problem it is solving…

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What's the Secret?

What’s the Secret? How to Raise Funds for Your Early-Stage Company

Ended soon By Lew Brown, Founding Partner You’ve already been told by colleagues, friends, and family: starting a company is beyond difficult. Nine companies out of ten fail in their early stages. You already know this, but you still have that fire in your belly, and nothing will stop you. Right? You may have already…

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Decisions Are Good, Even When They’re Wrong

Ended soon By Robert Heiblim, Partner and Cofounder “May you live in interesting times.” – an old curse. To make an uncontroversial remark: we live in uncertain times; perhaps even —as the old curse says — interesting times. Uncertainty is a difficult place to live. We see this play out personally as growing numbers of…

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How Products Are Made

How Products Are Made, Part Three — Validation and Production

Ended soon September 21, 2020 – Copper Magazine, Issue 120 article, written by Robert Heiblim In Part One and Part Two of this series (Issue 115 and Issue 117), Robert Heiblim took us through the particulars of the initiation and the design processes. We conclude the series with a look at how products ultimately reach…

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What We Can Learn From Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ended soon As we consider the life and passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we can’t overstate the impact she has had on both our laws and society. While we pay our respects, we can also consider some of the wisdom of her approach and apply it toward our own efforts. RBG was nothing if…

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acceleration during disruption

Acceleration During Disruption

Ended soon by Robert Heiblim Going fast can be fun and exhilarating. It can also be dangerous and scary. When it comes to business, particularly in the technology space, speed and execution are the key advantages and moat builders for successful enterprises. More often than not, great ideas and even patents don’t win the day. …

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Voice Control: Stuck in Place at 100 MPH?

Ended soon Written by: Mary Miller For many consumers, the concept of voice control at home has become synonymous with the name Alexa. Given the immense popularity of Amazon’s voice control platform and Echo devices, along with similar smart speakers from Google, Apple, and others, many companies that could be innovating in this field mistakenly…

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STEM Success Summit

Ended soon STEM Success Summit will be an immersive and invaluable experience taking place over three action-packed days. Each day will be made up of engaging keynote presentations and panels from some of the brightest minds in education and industry. The conference is designed to take you on a step-by-step journey through every touchpoint your…

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