Product Development

Q1-6: The following questions are focused on the development process of your product. Your individual responses will be strictly confidential and information gathered from these questions will only be reported in the aggregate.

Where was the majority of development performed for the following:

	US	China	Other	N/A
* Product Design

* Material Selection

* Schematics/Drawings

* Mold Design

* PCB Layout

* Software

* How complex were the electronics in your product?

No Electronics

Basic (e.g. flashlight, buzzer, etc.)

Intermediate (e.g. phone charger, bluetooth speakers, etc)

Advanced (e.g. drones, "smart" products, etc.)

Very Complex (e.g. phones, medical products, etc.)

* How complex was your product in regards to the number of parts?

Basic (e.g. key chain, phone case, etc.)

Intermediate (e.g. glue gun, skateboard, etc)

Advanced (e.g. bike, computer mouse, etc.)

Very Complex (e.g. cars, robots, TV's, etc)

* When did you first begin development of your product idea? (i.e. CAD, renders, drawings, prototype, contact factory, etc)

Month	Year

* When did you approve your final sample/prototype prior to your first production run?

Month	Year

Where was your product ultimately manufactured?

* Q7-10: The following questions are to provide information that will allow us to normalize the data. Your responses will be strictly confidential and will not be shared in any situation.

What industry do you consider your product(s) to be a part of?

What regulatory approval or certifications (if any) were required for the development/manufacturing of your product?

* How many employees does your company have?

* What is your company's annual revenue? (if the product was developed for a client, what is the client's annual revenue?)