A great idea is a start, but it won’t get you to your destination. To bring your hardware innovation to market, you need a commercialization roadmap. That’s a strategic, step-by-step plan and timeline to guide you through critical stages. That might sound complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. If you sign up for this workshop, you can start to build a commercialization roadmap in just one day.
Join FuzeHub for the NYC Product Development Workshop on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, near Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. You’ll receive the full address in your registration confirmation. The cost is $100 to attend. This event runs from 9:00 to 4:00 PM and is sponsored by R&D Tax Savers with support from our event partners: the NYC Innovation Hot Spot and ITAC.
What You’ll Learn
During this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to turn your great hardware idea into an actionable commercialization plan. Experts in six topic areas will provide instruction and hands-on guidance to help you answer critical questions at each development stage and determine your next steps.
Our experts will help you:
- Validate your product idea
- Develop an intellectual property (IP) protection strategy
- Get the most from your prototype
- Define your business and market fit
- Plan your manufacturing pathway
- Identify funding strategies at each stage
A continental breakfast, lunch, and reception with hot hors d’oeuvres will be provided, so arrive at 9 AM, stay through lunch at noon, and enjoy the networking at the end of the workshop.
Mentors will be available throughout the day to work directly with you on your idea, help address your specific challenges, and guide you in developing your next steps.
Still Not Sure If It’s for You?
Yes, you’re busy – and a day-long event might seem like a lot. But too many early-stage companies fall into avoidable traps: building for an unvalidated customer base, ignoring potential IP roadblocks, or creating 3D-printed designs that can’t scale affordably on a production floor.
You need to prototype with purpose, but there’s more to a commercialization roadmap than that. A prototype should reduce uncertainty before you burn through your budget, but don’t forget about customer discovery. Is your great idea truly solving someone else’s problem or is it merely providing you with a personal challenge? Do you know who will make the ultimate purchasing decision, and what price point makes your product viable?
Then there’s safeguarding your IP. Maybe you don’t need to file for a patent right away, but you do need to know how your intellectual assets support your commercial roadmap – and whether you’ll infringe on someone else’s IP. As for manufacturing, what works in small batches can fail catastrophically in volume production. By incorporating design for manufacturing (DFM) principles early on, you can save yourself time and money.
Our experts are ready to share their insights, so register to attend.
Don’t Wait to Innovate
FuzeHub’s NYC Product Development is just days away, and only registered attendees will be admitted through building security at this important event. So, register today and then look for our confirmation email with additional details. Put yourself on the VIP List and remember to bring at least one form of identification to present to security.