Reddit mentions of Prototype to Product: A Practical Guide for Getting to Market

I would recommend reading Prototype to Product: A Practical Guide for Getting to Market

This book offers guidance on how to work through the development of new hardware. Specifically, the guidance on understanding product and customer requirements I find extremely helpful.

This book helped a lot early on. I'd highly recommend it.

https://www.amazon.com/Prototype-Product-Practical-Getting-Market/dp/144936229X

My top 3:

• The Hardware Startup: https://www.amazon.com/Hardware-Startup-Building-Product-Business/dp/1449371035/
  
• From Concept to Consumer: How to Turn Ideas Into Money https://www.amazon.com/Concept-Consumer-Turn-Ideas-Money/dp/0137137478/
  
• Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Processes-Design-Professionals-Thompson/dp/0500513759/
  
  Just came across this one, but haven't read it yet:
  
  
• Prototype to Product: A Practical Guide for Getting to Market https://www.amazon.com/Prototype-Product-Practical-Getting-Market/dp/144936229X/

This relies a lot on contract work, I would try to partner with someone who knows or learn as much as you can. Much of what you want is not difficult but is somewhat time consuming to learn. I'd recommend giving Prototype to Product a read. It was just published this year and gives a really great overview of developing a hardware product from the ground up including cert info.

Also FYI, you should use a pre-certified module for wifi and not design in the wifi yourself. The pain to get a working design and the extra $10k to certify it with the FCC isn't worth it unless you're selling a lot of units.