19
Mar
Your best result may be temporary
Most founders see "improved gross margin by 30 points through BOM optimization" and think they are looking at
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Yury Galtykhin
13
Mar
Your next threat was visible, but you stayed home
A founder you have never heard of will launch against you in a few months. Their product is out in
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11
Mar
They didn't ask a single question. That's the problem.
My mom ran a landscaping business in the suburbs, and she taught me more about supplier management than I expected.
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06
Mar
This box knows more than your dashboard (RMA)
Many consumer brands are paying for product intelligence every single month. And every single month, they throw it in the
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02
Mar
Motion is not progress
The best advice I ever received is dead simple and absurdly effective. It has helped me more times than I
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25
Feb
Hardware runs on 3 variables
Hardware is brutal. After enough burned cash and hard lessons, I can tell your survival comes down to three variables.
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19
Feb
Your lab has a memory leak (sample management)
The most expensive thing in your lab is not the prototype. It is the unmarked bag of parts nobody remembers
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17
Feb
G10 The bench test was wrong (Tolerance stack-up)
Most hardware founders think a thorough bench test means the design is validated. It usually means your sample happened to
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16
Feb
Your spreadsheet was polite. Reality is not
Most founders think they know their unit cost because they priced out a BOM. They priced out the wrong one,
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14
Feb
The line item that lies (but not on purpose)
This is the most durable decorative finish you can put on hardware. It is also the most expensive one to
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