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  • The Promised Land of Hardware Startups

    The Promised Land of Hardware Startups

    We’re in the middle of a hardware renaissance. By my count, over 400 venture funded hardware startups have gotten started in the past 5…
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    Chris Quintero
    May 3
    Here’s Why Juicero’s Press is So Expensive

    Here’s Why Juicero’s Press is So Expensive

    Last week Bloomberg published an article exposing how easy it is to “hack” Juicero’s produce packs by squeezing them with your hands…
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    Ben Einstein
    Apr 24
    Why We Invest in the Adjacent Possible

    Why We Invest in the Adjacent Possible

    I love the idea of the adjacent possible. It’s this idea that at any point in time, the future of technology is just a recombination of…
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    Chris Quintero
    Feb 24
    Hardware Startups Should Lower User Expectations

    Hardware Startups Should Lower User Expectations

    I continually notice hardware startup founders over-promising and under-delivering on their products. More often than not, this is a death…
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    Ben Einstein
    Feb 2
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    The Illustrated Guide to Product Development (Part 1: Ideation)

    The Illustrated Guide to Product Development (Part 1: Ideation)

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    Ben Einstein
    Oct 20, 2015
    Keurig accidentally created the perfect business model for hardware startups

    Keurig accidentally created the perfect business model for hardware...

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    Ben Einstein
    Mar 11, 2015
    The 3 Business Models That Matter for Connected Hardware Startups

    The 3 Business Models That Matter for Connected Hardware Startups

    The modern hardware business is a trojan horse for software.
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    Ben Einstein
    Aug 4, 2015
    How It’s Made Series: Beats By Dre

    How It’s Made Series: Beats By Dre

    Is there more to Beats than meets the eye?
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    Ben Einstein
    Jun 18, 2015
    What Hardware Startups Can Learn from Pebble

    What Hardware Startups Can Learn from Pebble

    Last week, news broke that Pebble, one of the most beloved hardware companies of the modern crowdfunding age, is being “acquired” by…
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    Ben Einstein
    Dec 16, 2016
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