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摘要

When you're designing the next generation of a product, there's an unquestionable requirement for all engineering disciplines and skill sets to be on deck. But what happens when you're a small, modestly funded upstart with an extremely limited on-board engineering talent pool? If you are Edison2-or any of a growing number of startups and even larger manufacturing companies-the answer lies not in growing internal staff exponentially, but rather, in partnering with outside consultants, engineering services firms, vendors or product development specialists as a way to tap into collective domain expertise in a more cost-efficient and productive manner.