<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>QESaaS — Articles</title><description>Long-form analysis on quality engineering, FDA enforcement patterns, ISO compliance, and product-liability case patterns.</description><link>https://qesaas.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Why Crowdfunded Products Fail in Manufacturing</title><link>https://qesaas.com/articles/crowdfunded-quality-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://qesaas.com/articles/crowdfunded-quality-risk/</guid><description>Kickstarter and Indiegogo creators carry quality risk on a public stage. What an outside QA engineer looks for before a Risks and Challenges section becomes a refund thread.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>crowdfunding</category><category>kickstarter</category><category>pre-launch audit</category><category>quality engineering</category><author>mark@qesaas.com (Mark Mayeux)</author></item><item><title>The 10-Point Audit That Catches What a Production Sample Hides</title><link>https://qesaas.com/articles/ten-point-audit-framework/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://qesaas.com/articles/ten-point-audit-framework/</guid><description>A senior QA engineer&apos;s framework for finding consumer product problems before customers do. Built for startups, Amazon FBA brands, DTC operators, and crowdfunded creators heading into manufacturing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>quality engineering</category><category>pre-launch audit</category><category>methodology</category><author>mark@qesaas.com (Mark Mayeux)</author></item></channel></rss>