Startup
Stop Saying “Hardware is Hard”
I hear the phrase “hardware is hard” dozens of times a week. Repeating this c...
The Failure of Coin
A few weeks ago news broke that Fitbit purchased most of the assets of Coin. ...
Mistakes that Kill Hardware Startups
At Bolt we see lots of pitches from first time hardware founders. If you’ve n...
What Kind of Hardware Market Are You In?
There’s been a cambrian explosion of new hardware products in the last five y...
What Startups Can Learn From IKEA
Hardware startups continuously struggle with two things: sales and supply cha...
Barriers to Entry Your Hardware Startup Isn’t Thinking About
Some industries have much higher barriers to entry than others. In many cases...
Meet the Drone That Already Delivers Your Packages
There’s been a lot of talk about package delivery via flying drones. While th...
Hardware Startups We’d Like to Fund
About once a day we get a pitch related to cell phone charging, drones, 3D pr...
What Nest teaches us about the emotion of hardware
Most startups proposition their products as obvious, rational purchases. Most...