Ever wondered what goes into that amazing new product that comes out and changes lives? Most of us just see the shiny end result, but the process behind the scenes - and the people involved - are the truly mind-blowing part of these products.
Daniel Slaski is a mechanical engineer and product developer by profession and a designer at heart, as well as a contributing writer at SolidSmack and a SolidWorks power user. Daniel’s vast breadth of experience in multiple types of environments from medical to tech to aerospace have given him a holistic and high-level view into product development in all its forms.
On this episode of End Hype, Callye and Daniel dig into the incredible value of the lessons you learn and the skills you pick up working at (or with) a small startup as opposed to a larger company while you’re considering your own startup, the philosophies that help Daniel solve problems and grow as an engineer, and the value of having diverse viewpoints and differing opinions around the table. Listen in for an in-depth look at the creative process behind the products and ideas you love.
What You’ll Learn:
What the downside to the “Wild West” rule-lessness of small companies looks like - and how to navigate it to get things done (16:39)Why from-scratch innovation isn’t always helpful to the process of designing and developing technology (26:31)How to break away from the expectation of clean-cut, mathematical, black-and-white processes and embrace the mess (43:00)And much more!
Favorite Quote:“It's about moving forward, right? Like, move these designs forward, right? Like, you get stalled and you have to un-stall things, right? Nobody wins when you're stalled in design forever. You're not winning, you're not moving on to the next cool thing, the company's not winning. So you just, you know, you have to keep moving the ball forward. It's awesome. It’s a part of the process.”
Daniel Slaski
Connect with Daniel:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielslaski/ (LinkedIn)
https://www.solidsmack.com/ (SolidSmack)
Dan@solidsmack.com
How to Get Involved:
https://youtube.com/redbluecollective (YouTube)
http://instagram.com/callyekeen (Instagram)
https://www.facebook.com/redbluecollective (Facebook)
About Callye Keen and Red Blue Collective
Through collaboratively developing and manufacturing 100s of products, Callye Keen saw a massive range of strategies, tactics, successes, and failures firsthand. He packaged this experience into the Red Blue Collective framework coaching physical product entrepreneurs from idea through development, manufacturing, launch, and growth.
Callye has presented at national events, spoken at universities, and run successful incubator programs. He has sold millions in products and services each year for more than a decade. Clients have built 7-8 figure businesses, raised investment, and sold products around the world.
Learn more at https://www.redbluecollective.com/ (Red Blue Collective)
