From Personal Production to Outside Manufacturing -- Free Panel Discussion at BLDG 92

Most designers start their business as a multi-talented team of one -- single handedly mastering design, production, sales, finance and anything else a new business may require. With success, comes scale and the need to start bringing on team members and partners with specialized skills. Outside manufacturing partners can be an important piece of this growth equation, but the process of transitioning from personal production to outside manufacturing is too often shrouded in mystery. How can you prepare yourself to work with outside manufacturing partners? Dana Mauriello, Etsy’s Director of Human Scale Labs, draws out the experiences and best practices of entrepreneurs in home goods, fashion and networked manufacturing.