Hardware Questions

Apart from crowdfunding, how can someone build a wearable tech product business which requires at least $500K just to start? Are there any government grants available here in the US?

Funding Business Hardware Capital

asked May 29 '14 at 17:10

Kevin Bower
9 points

Our business Greatly simplified: We provide data obtained from localized hardware via sensors (mostly cameras) and make it available on the Internet via an API. Having a good UI for the data is...

Software Contests Outsourcing Business Plan Hardware

asked Oct 1 '13 at 20:53

Feklee
148 points

I would greatly appreciate some guidance or ideas of more experienced entrepreneurs. I am working on a complex startup that involves the development of a robot with complex software. In order to...

Funding Development Venture Capital Entrepreneurs Hardware

asked Jul 15 '13 at 06:01

Pmolina7
11 points

I have a tech startup and we design consumer electronic products. For product design I need semiconductors ICs. So I searched over the internet and found that many reputed companies offer the ICs...

Electronics Hardware Manufacturing

asked Oct 15 '12 at 16:12

Sbr1990
6 points

i want to know, how startups manages their cost of hardware, like servers and other hardware. do they buy brand new material or the second hand, what about room to keep their servers and all other...

Startup Costs Expenses Hardware

asked Aug 16 '12 at 04:34

Vikas Devde
108 points

We develop a bunch of software applications. Instead of shipping the software we want to build an appliance, using generic hardware components (and Linux) and sell the appliance in the USA and...

Development Outsourcing Hardware

asked Nov 1 '11 at 18:35

So Mv
121 points

In my head, I see the entry to the hardware business very difficult due to all the patents. Is this true or is it just me? Say I want to create a simple mobile phone with touch capabilities. What...

Legal Patent Hardware

asked Feb 6 '11 at 07:46

Matt
141 points