What to look for in Design Company

I’ve decided to move forward with having a design company design and prototype my idea. I’ve spoken with 3 companies now and realize I really don’t know what I should be looking for in one of these companies. I’ve never done anything like this before and it’s a lot of money to spend. Any ideas on what I should be looking for? It is a consumer product that will require manufacturing.

TIA

Posted Nov 10, 2021, 7:38 AM UTC

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WinkWaterBoy•

To save money, I hired a design guy after hours. We did the design and applied for the patent. In 2 weeks I will be moving forward in raising $$$ to have several companies build the prototype. OPM

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LimeDesign3D•

If you are looking for a good prototyping company keep us in mind, we've built hundreds of prototypes. Compared to our competitors we have very competitive pricing. Check us out. Also feel free to contact us if you have any questions we'd be glad to help you out.

www.limecreativedesign.com/prototyping

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WinkWaterBoy•

Ok thanks. I will reach out next week

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LimeDesign3D•

One of the biggest things to look for in a prototyping company is how much do they do in-house, there are a lot of companies that outsource design and prototyping to china. Although that isn't necessarily bad but in the chain of design & prototyping, the final prototype always works better with an in-house person-to-person team.

Also,

  • Look at their past client testimonials.
  • What prototyping methods/capabilities do they have? ex. (full-color 3D Printing, CNC, Electrical Engineering,)
  • Do they cater more to big companies or independent inventors? (The pricing is very different, so make sure to choose a company that is more oriented towards independent inventors.)

That being said we are a prototyping company, not to sound sale-sy but we would honestly love to help you out and answer any questions you may have. We are 100% US-based, take a look around our website, we're sure we would be able to help you out with your prototype, happy inventing turtle!

Lime Design

954-234-7863

www.limecreativedesign.com/prototyping

-Rodrigo

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