Noah McNeely
Intro and Career
Noah McNeely is an American industrial designer, engineer, entrepreneur, and expert in product development with over two decades of experience. With his extensive experience in the industry, he co-founded Product QuickStart, a firm that provides streamlined design, engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing services for inventors, startups, and early-stage companies.
Born and raised in the Greater Atlanta Area, Noah studied both mechanical engineering and industrial design at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His multi-disciplinary education laid the foundation for his expertise in guiding new product ideas from concept to successful commercialization.
In 2001, Noah co-founded Slingshot Product Development Group, a vertically integrated firm that provided full product development and launch services for some of the world’s most respected brands and companies. However, in 2015 Noah founded Product QuickStart to provide his expert product development services to entrepreneurs and startups specifically. In his career so far, he has assisted over 200 inventors through the product development process, turning their ideas into thriving businesses, with some achieving multi-million dollar exits.
Noah also hosts the Product Genius Podcast, a lighthearted and down to Earth that explores topics around innovation and launching new products. Additionally, Noah serves on the advisory board of Georgia Tech's prestigious Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology Master of Science, Industrial Design, 1999 - 2001
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, 1993 - 1998
