Experience is an asset that you cannot purchase, it can only be earned. I have been involved in product design for the last 8 years. I founded and boot strapped a start up , I worked with my team, I designed the products, I worked with the manufactures, I worked with the distributors who sold our products across North America and I was involved in every step of our companies growth. This gave me a skillset that can only be learned through hands on experience.
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