Inside the Product Everyone Loves to HateThere’s a single product category that is universally despised by nearly every technology-using human on Earth: the printer.Dec 21, 20192Dec 21, 20192
Cancer, Privilege, and the End of My Time with BoltThis is a blog post I never expected to write. These past 12 months have shown me how even the most unfair, difficult situations in life…Mar 21, 201912Mar 21, 201912
Hardware Product Management Frameworks for StartupsEarly-stage companies usually understand the ‘how’ of product development. Product Management adds a layer of ‘why’, ‘what’, and ‘how’.Oct 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018
What Cracking Open a Sonos One Tells Us About the Sonos IPOI don't have high hopes for Sonos' trajectory. Here's why…Jul 8, 201862Jul 8, 201862
Peloton and the Importance of Predicates for Hardware StartupsPeloton is a tremendously successful hardware startup. But without SoulCycle, it couldn’t have existed. Here is how you can find the…Mar 1, 20182Mar 1, 20182
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 and Product if you missed them.Sep 6, 20175Sep 6, 20175
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: Founders and Culture or continue on to Part 3…Aug 25, 20174Aug 25, 20174
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 and Scale if that’s more relevant…Aug 17, 201710Aug 17, 201710
The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned Since Starting BoltI usually reserve this space for helping arm hardware startups with the knowledge they need to be successful, but every once in awhile it’s…May 31, 201710May 31, 201710
Here’s Why Juicero’s Press is So ExpensiveHidden away in Juicero’s bad week of press is one of the most powerful lessons we preach to hardware startups: unconstrained development is…Apr 24, 2017126Apr 24, 2017126