There’s been a cambrian explosion of new hardware products in the last five years. Some of these are just cheaper…

Hardware startups continuously struggle with two things: sales and supply chain management. Practically speaking, this means startups must get really…

Some industries have much higher barriers to entry than others. In many cases, there are obvious, rational reasons for this….

The story of hardware has been one of innovation followed by commoditization. Jawbone is a good example of this. They…

There’s a valley of death for hardware startups. Ironically, it occurs when companies start selling their products. src: Alamy There’s…

There’s been a lot of talk about package delivery via flying drones. While this is a pretty interesting vision of…

Kickstarter, Indiegogo and other crowdfunding platforms are often misunderstood. It definitely isn’t investment: It’s debt. Hardware startups struggle to manage their…

This is Part 4 of a 4 part series on the hardware product development process. If you missed Part 1…

This is Part 3 of a 4 part series on the hardware product development process. If you missed Part 1…