This document outlines the stages of product development from idea to mass production. The stages are: building a minimum viable product, consolidating the first sample, getting it ready for bulk production, promoting the product on different channels, and turning it into a real product for mass production. Each stage lists the key steps and considerations involved such as designing hardware modules, sourcing components, cost reduction, quality planning, and global certification.

1. Idea Prototype
Engineering
Sample
Production
Trial
Mass
Production
Sales
Build the Minimum
Viable Product
with
1. All kinds of
hardware
modules
2. Detail
instruction in
Wiki page
3. Solution
Recommendati
on
Check others’
projects on
1. Seeed Recipe
2. Forum
3. Fusion Gallery
Consolidate the
very first sample
with
1. Open Source
design files of
Seeed product
2. Open BOM of
Seeed product
3. Open
components
CAD library
4. Fusion
Prototyping
Service (MOQ:1)
5. Oversea portal
service
We get it ready for
bulk production with
1. DFM Review
2. Improvement
Recommendation
3. BOM cost down
4. Sourcing &
Supply Chain
Management
5. Manufacturing
6. Functional Test
Review
7. Quality Plan
Seeed helps promote on
different channels
1. Chinese Market
development
2. 400+ distributors
3. Amazon，Taobao，Ali
Express,Bazzar
4. Shenzhen Maker Faire
5. Chaihuo Maker Space
6. SNS,Blog, EDM
We turn it into a real
product with
1. Cost Control Plan
2. Whole Design
Review
3. Mold Design
4. Functional Test
Fixture design
5. Project
Management
6. Global
Certification
7. Drop shipping
8. Package Design
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