Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Working on a new product is always an exciting and risky process, even when you have all the data suggesting that the product is a win.

Ryan Gray is Co-Founder and CEO of SGW Designworks, a product engineering and design firm featured in The Lean Startup. It’s very common for a prospective client to come to our product development ...

Even the most skilled developers and product designers can’t always know exactly what their users want. Software prototyping provides a functional proof-of-concept mock-up that identifies missing ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Amazon Fire Phone, Google Glass, New Coke and Nintendo’s Virtual Boy: What do all these products have in common? They didn’t sell.

Right now, embedded developers who choose Linux face a bombardment of "what if" questions: What if it doesn't work? What kind of technical support is available? What if it isn't robust enough? What if ...

We've all had ideas that sound great in theory or look great on paper. It's only when we try to execute those ideas that we discover the limitations — or realize that the "can't lose idea" is actually ...

A proof of concept can be the pathway from idea to product. A POC can help a designer (and manager or investor) know if an idea is profitable. For example, when developing IoT smart devices and ...

Anaheim, Calif. — Mack Prototype Inc., a subsidiary of Mack Molding Co., has invested $150,000 in a new 3D printer to meet demand for large prototypes and production-grade parts. "One of the big gaps ...

VISTA, Calif. — Assembly-equipment maker Palomar Technologies Inc. here today announced a product development and prototyping service for suppliers of communications devices. Palomar's Process ...