This document discusses why now is the best time to start a hardware startup. It notes that emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, lean methodologies for product development, rapid prototyping devices, outsourced manufacturing, and crowdfunding have lowered the barriers to entry for hardware startups. The author reflects on founding their first hardware startup in 2004 and having built six companies since, selling two, to support the claim that now is an excellent time to build a hardware company.