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If your new product or service isn't gaining traction, ask yourself, 'What's my California Roll?'

You'll need a working prototype so investors know you're serious. Here's how to keep costs down.

The Brooklyn-based online craft marketplace is testing out a pilot program that allows makers to raise money for production costs.

Once a few key concepts have been mastered, it's possible to build a lucrative and sustainable business.

Alan Regala is so good at home improvement that he reached the $1 million revenue mark within three years.

Take your product from killer concept to cash cow.

Evolution beats revolution.

So many entrepreneurs make the same mistake: Focusing on the wrong things without figuring out the product they plan to sell.

All companies accumulate technical debt as they grow. Here are six ways to manage this problem.

If you don't do your homework, choosing a manufacturer to develop your products can be a very long and costly process. Here are a few pointers on making the process less painful.

Kickstarting a hardware project ultimately means making hundreds or thousands of physical products that can compete in the modern marketplace.

While developing your own tech product may seem overwhelming, it is achievable -- even for non-techie entrepreneurs.

There is a fundamental difference between simply using a product versus using a product where you also know its history and how it was conceived. The latter elicits an emotional connection.

The process of bringing a product to market is grueling preparation for the demands of what follows.

These tips should help you to define exactly what your business offers, how that can serve the needs of your target market and how to build a niche for yourself.

Friends and colleagues will be politely reluctant to tell you your product has problems, unless you ask in a way that makes it safe to be honest.

Product developers feel a tidal pull to make things far more complicated than necessary or than anybody else wants.

A successful national rollout is achievable -- it just requires a little planning.

The legendary skateboarder describes his early entrepreneurial wipeouts and the hard lessons he learned from them.

Do your goods outshine the competition and instill fierce consumer loyalty?

This simple change can help you feel closer to your customers and create better solutions to their problems.