PinnedBen EinsteinA Hard Goodbye, an Easy Goodbye and an Easeful HelloOn confronting death, leaving venture capital, and spreading meditation5 min read·Feb 18, 2021--4--4
Ben EinsteinInside 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.9 min read·Dec 21, 2019--1--1
Ben EinsteinFrom Founding GP to EIR: On Joining EclipseAs of today, I’m pumped to join Eclipse Ventures as their very first entrepreneur-in-residence. Believe it or not, this marks the very…2 min read·May 20, 2019----
Ben EinsteinCancer, 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…5 min read·Mar 21, 2019--12--12
Ben EinsteinHardware Product Management Frameworks for StartupsEarly-stage companies usually understand the ‘how’ of product development. Product Management adds a layer of ‘why’, ‘what’, and ‘how’.7 min read·Oct 31, 2018----
Ben EinsteinWhat Cracking Open a Sonos One Tells Us About the Sonos IPOI don't have high hopes for Sonos' trajectory. Here's why…13 min read·Jul 8, 2018--63--63
Ben EinsteinPeloton 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…5 min read·Mar 1, 2018--2--2
Ben EinsteinThe 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.9 min read·Sep 6, 2017--5--5
Ben EinsteinThe 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…9 min read·Aug 25, 2017--4--4
Ben EinsteinThe 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…11 min read·Aug 17, 2017--10--10