hardware leadership on tap
hardware leadership on tap
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Integrated experience to deliver your product.
Fractional resource to protect your budget.
Common traps to avoid
Common traps to avoid
90%
startup failure rate
startup failure rate
You need experience to deliver, flexibility to pivot quickly and low burn rate to protect your runway.
3X
agency markup
agency markup
Pay directly for the services you need and not overheads like account managers and fancy studios.
£200k
Cost of a full time CTO
Cost of a full time CTO
Get the expertise without the commitment. Avoid hiring, recruitment fees, employer taxes, employee benefits and equity loss.
Who is it for?
Who is it for?
FOUNDERS
FOUNDERS
You have the idea but you're busy raising investment and running the business. You need someone to lead product development.
STARTUPS
STARTUPS
Costs are high and you've got investors to please. You need safe hands to deliver your promises.
UNiVERSITY SPINOUTS
UNiVERSITY SPINOUTS
You've done the research, now you need to package it into a product that customers will love. You need industry experience.
dESIGN GRADUATES
dESIGN GRADUATES
Faced with a tough job market but full of ideas, you need experienced support to bring your creations to life.
IndustrY EXAMPLES
IndustrY EXAMPLES
Medical devices
Medical devices
wearables
wearables
home appliances
home appliances
sports products
sports products
mobile devices
mobile devices
audio products
audio products
Trusted by
Trusted by
resources
resources
people
people
It takes a village to raise a startup. Tap in to an existing network of hardware investors, advisors, freelancers and full-time candidates to meet your resourcing needs.
process
process
Use latest methods from successful hardware companies to develop quickly and mitigate risks.
prototyping
prototyping
In-house rapid prototyping to validate concepts quickly and an established network of specialist suppliers as needed.
production
production
Source, evaluate and manage a global supply chain from scratch. Communicate efficiently with suppliers to avoid late stage surprises.
The process
The process
1.
define
define
Define the target audience, quantify the market size, confirm the user needs, explore the potential solutions and validate the demand.
2.
De-risk
De-risk
Identify all the technical, commercial and regulatory risks and get mitigations in place early to protect your runway.
3.
Develop
Develop
Establish the resources required to iterate through design, build and test loops until you've got a validated product that meets the user needs.
4.
Deliver
Deliver
Build it, ship it and sell it at scale. All huge challenges which require experience and compromises to maintain your margins and cashflow.
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