{"id":9381,"date":"2022-09-14T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staginggembah.wpengine.com\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=9381"},"modified":"2024-12-03T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T22:43:58","slug":"product-creation-with-steven-blustein","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/gembah.com\/podcasts\/product-creation-with-steven-blustein\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Creation with Steven Blustein | LifeBlood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4vut78QivhQSyHKO78NDj9?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LifeBlood: We talked about product creation, how to bring your idea to life, benefiting from wisdom and experience, the future of the supply chain, and making things happen, with Steven Blustein, CoFounder of Gembah and Founder of Pridebites.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to learn why grit and consistently are still the gold standards of entrepreneurship! You can learn more about Steven at <a href=\"https:\/\/gembah.com\/\">Gembah.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MadeWithGembah\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadeWithGembah\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/madewithgembah\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfZ77_SRz9Q3-qIjmmY7xGg\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevenblustein\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n     \r\n     \r\n                                         \r\n            \r\n                                         \r\n            \r\n                                         \r\n            \r\n                         \r\n                 \r\n         \r\n    \r\n\r\n<div id=\"related-content-blockblock_63221647d35a2\" class=\"related-content-block related-content block\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"main-margin outer-container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"section-header\">\r\n\r\n            <h2>\r\n\r\n                Resource Center\r\n            <\/h2>\r\n\r\n            <h3>\r\n\r\n                Related Content\r\n            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n            <p>\r\n                Learn more about every step of the product development journey with our library of helpful resources. 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