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Over the past 18 years since the founding of Inertia, we’ve had a lot of opportunity to speak with both prospective and existing clients at length about their approach to physical product...

Regardless of your business type or product you are developing, your suppliers and vendors are closely tied to your success. Comparing a small number of top candidates using similar, essential...

With almost 20 years of on-the-ground experience managing contract manufacturers (CM’s) locally and overseas for our clients, we’d like to share our system for how we source, evaluate, and manage...

Over the past few years, we have been approached by several companies to either help them re-shore existing manufacturing projects or launch new on-shore manufacturing projects because of increased...

There's a reason many startups choose to use contract manufacturing services. It's a fast, flexible and economical way to get their product to market without having to build their own factory. The...

Over the past few years, I've had a number of conversations with late-stage venture capitalists (VC), private equity (PE) investors, and operators of companies they've invested in about the role New...

The True Cost of Going “Slow-To-Market” Make Some Noise It’s commonly understood that in the world of product design...

Inertia is committed to building a diverse team and providing a safe and inclusive workplace.  We are continually learning and growing, including in our efforts to improve diversity and build...

BEST PRACTICES FOR HARDWARE AND IOT STARTUPS For start-ups developing hardware and IoT products – the challenges they face are very different from start-ups developing pure software...