Posts by Chris Quintero
Chris is a part-time Principal at Bolt. He was the firm’s first hire 6 years ago and has a mechanical engineering degree with highest honours from Georgia Tech. When not working with portfolio companies he can be found reading about cognitive science and international development.
6 Things I Learned from Screening 5,000 Pitch Decks
Commonly held startup misconceptions I once believed
The world is full of co...
What’s in a Great Startup Idea?
Why you should understand the history of a product space
There’s a misconcep...
On Hardware Startups and Tech Monopolies
Lately, I’ve found myself talking with founders about the dominance of Apple,...
The State of Hardware Funding in 2017
This is the third year I’ve published an overview of hardware startup investm...
Raising Venture Funding for a Hardware Startup
In previous years, we’ve published an infographic of the most active investor...
The Promised Land of Hardware Startups
We’re in the middle of a hardware renaissance. By my count, over 400 venture ...
Why We Invest in the Adjacent Possible
I love the idea of the adjacent possible. It’s this idea that at any point in...
Who Invests in Hardware 2016
Note: This post was from 2016. Click here for an updated breakdown of investm...
Mistakes that Kill Hardware Startups
At Bolt we see lots of pitches from first time hardware founders. If you’ve n...