065: Hardware Funding from Seed Financing to Millions

Jefferey is the Founder and President of The Open People Network, an organization that invests in early stage companies, including many hardware startups. OPN simultaneously runs pitch nights, entrepreneurship communities, and expert panels for startup funding education. Jeffery also has been an Angel Investor for many years. Today he is going to share some valuable knowledge on how inventors, startups, and small manufacturers can fund the growth of their product business - From invention development all the way to raising millions of dollars of growth capital, and all the funding stages in between.

Today you will hear us talk about:

• Pre-Seed and Seed Financing for hardware startups
• Best practices for considering outside or professional funding
• Professional Angel Funding for Consumer Product Startups
• Venture Funding, Series A, Series B, and Series C Funding

Episode Links

The Product Startup Podcast Links:

• Website: https://www.ProductStartup.com/
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• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ProductStartup/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProductStartup
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent

Jeffery Potvin / Open People Network Links:

• Company Website: https://opn.ninja/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferypotvin/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opeoplenetwork/

Mako Design Links:

• Website: https://www.makodesign.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MakoInvent/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/MakoDesign/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakoInvent/
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MakoInvent/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakoInvent/

Kevin Mako’s Links:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Entrepreneurs/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/KevMako/
• Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kevin-Mako
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• Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevMako/

Thanks for tuning in! See you next time.