Hardware startup operational lessons from seed close to production demo
A founder shares detailed operational lessons from the period between closing a seed round and shipping a working production hardware prototype. Covers supplier negotiation, team building, and treating the demo not the fundraise as the milestone. Framed as a success story rather than an unsolved problem.
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