Had the heady experience to talk with some students at Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, about my experience of being an entrepreneur and the development of ClipCleany. I got this gig because their instructor worked on my project along with an intern. It was EXTREMELY important to me that the design be smart, sophisticated a piece of art. Over the top? Yeah, but the hallmark of my products are that they are smart and sophisticated and artful. I can design crap. I aspire to work with really smart people that know design to make it better. Industrial designers do just that. I was lucky to find Jon Maroney and Tiger Design Studios and I was also lucky that I had a really talented intern, Andrew from Kendall working on it as well. One of the most fabulous days as a developer was when I went down to the studio and saw all of the drawings of my product. I loved of the unique possibilities that they came up with. I wanted to take all of the drawings and use them as wall paper. If you are considering developing a product think about working with an industrial designer or call Kendall and see if they have some students that can work with you. Your core idea may be good, they can make it great. Check out Kendall’s link http://www.kcad.edu/

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