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The State of Hardware Funding in 2017

This is the third year I’ve published an overview of hardware startup investment trends (read last year’s here). In the…

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Raising Venture Funding for a Hardware Startup

In previous years, we’ve published an infographic of the most active investors in hardware. This year, we’re trying something new…

The Complete Guide to Building Hardware Startup Teams: Part 3 (Management + Scale)

This is Part 3 of a three part series. Check out Part 1: Founders and Culture and Part 2: Contributors…

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The Complete Guide to Building Hardware Startup Teams: Part 2 (Contributors + Product)

This is Part 2 of a three part series. If you missed Part 1, check it out here: Part 1:…

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The Complete Guide to Building Hardware Startup Teams: Part 1 (Founders + Culture)

This is Part 1 of a three part series. Check out Part 2: Contributors and Product or Part 3: Management…

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Developing a Product Requirements Document for Hardware Startups

I have always avoided writing. As a mechanical engineer, I would rather do just about anything else: sketch parts, build…

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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…

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Here’s Why Juicero’s Press is So Expensive

Hidden away in Juicero’s bad week of press is one of the most powerful lessons we preach to hardware startups:…

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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…

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