One page, not ten: exact dimensions, materials, colour codes (Pantone if you have them), quantity you want to start with, target landed cost, and any certifications you need (FSSAI/BIS/GOTS). The single biggest beginner mistake is describing the product in adjectives, 'premium', 'sleek', instead of numbers; factories quote what you specify, so vague specs get vague, incomparable quotes back.
3 resources, 3 link-checked.
A free, fill-in-the-blanks brief format you can strip down to the essentials a factory actually needs: dimensions, materials, quantity, cost target.
From asana.com by Asana
Explains new-product-approval as a formal gate, not a vibe check, useful for founders tempted to greenlight production off a WhatsApp photo.
From svigloballtd.com by SVI Global
The clearest plain-English walk-through of the design-to-CAD-to-prototype pipeline, useful as a checklist even if you outsource every step to a factory.
From design2market.co.uk by Design2Market
The same ground, over in Build the product, our Starting Up track.
