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Building Hardware Startups From Zero To IPO
The document discusses the journey of hardware startups from prototype to IPO, highlighting the challenges and timelines involved, often averaging over eight years. It emphasizes the advantages of modern tools, crowdfunding, and strategic acceleration programs like those offered by HAX in Shenzhen, which facilitates faster market entry. The text also critiques traditional funding methods in Silicon Valley and argues that startups can thrive outside of it with the right resources and partnerships.
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- 12. TOO SLOW, TOOEXPENSIVE, TOO SILICON VALLEY? $10M+$20M Kickstarter + $15M VC Fire Sale PEBBLE
- 13. $15M VC +$34M pre-orders TOO SLOW, TOO EXPENSIVE, TOO SILICON VALLEY? Now Bankrupt LILY
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- 23. SEED GROWTH O TO1 1 TO N SHENZHEN PrototypetoLaunch SANFRANCISCO ProducttoScale
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- 25. “It's easier tostart a company outside the Valley than in it” Sergey Brin, Google
- 26. EXPENSIVE NO SUPPLYCHAIN LOW FACTORY KNOW-HOW FEW HARDWARE INVESTORS THEPROBLEMINSILICONVALLEY
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- 28. Shenzhen, The SiliconValley For Hardware A WEEK IN SHENZHEN IS LIKE A MONTH ANYWHERE ELSE
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- 31. TEAM 10 INVESTMENT $5,000,000 0 TO SHIP 4YEARS WHATDOYOUNEED?
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- 33. WHATITTOOK TEAM 10 TEAM 2 INVESTMENT $2,000,000 0 TO SHIP 4YEARS INVESTMENT $100,000 0 TO SHIP 18 MONTHS CROWDFUNDING $250,000
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- 54. ABETTEROPTION? VC MONEY IS EXPENSIVE BANKSILL EQUIPPED PUBLIC DEMAND
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