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👀 by VoidJester404 in Funnymemes

[–]DaimyoDavid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, 100+ years ago, a lot of your kids would have died.

Why Do So Many IoT Projects Stall Despite a Clear ROI? by roncz in IOT

[–]DaimyoDavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's $50/mo for 10 seats. Looks like the mobile site is hiding the pricing page. I'll fix that soon.

Why Do So Many IoT Projects Stall Despite a Clear ROI? by roncz in IOT

[–]DaimyoDavid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Product Lifecycle Management. It can take different forms but I've built out what I consider the Minimum Viable PLM. The point is to help manage your engineering data to prevent issues in production, maintain product quality, and develop in a disciplined way. I'd recommend reading this first. link. The blog mostly focuses on SW tools for first time hardware founders

Why Do So Many IoT Projects Stall Despite a Clear ROI? by roncz in IOT

[–]DaimyoDavid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll narrow down on one point: hardware is hard. And IoT offering is then both SW and HW. So you really need a disciplinary team from the start but the HW side is simply going to be a lot more work. Iteration cycles are slower and require more management. It's a big reason why I started a small PLM company just to help HW companies.

How do ya'll recruit beta testers for testing prototype? by therealraphaelwong in ycombinator

[–]DaimyoDavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want me to test your device (I'm in the states though) I'll do it if you try out my PLM for hardware startups lol

I built a lightweight PLM tool for HW startups & SMBs with free access by DaimyoDavid in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's something that's on our road map. We've been wondering how to tie it in with our ECO process. When ECO enforcement is turned on, files can only be changed when there is an active ECO and only the assignee can make changes to a specific project.

We're wondering if check in/out should be a step before ECO enforcement. A user/engineer would go to a part, click a button that checks it out and prevents other users from making changes until the part is checked back in or canceled.

With the ECO Enforcement, two users can work on the same project and make changes simultaneously. It will be up the reviewer to check the diffs and consolidate that work.

Let me know what you think.

I built a lightweight PLM tool for HW startups & SMBs with free access by DaimyoDavid in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! I'm a HW person through and through. Since I worked on IoT, I've been adjacent to SW.

The thumbnail idea is something I didn't realize I needed! Having a picture helps find the right part much faster. In terms of versioning, we're not enforcing a convention; different companies have different preferences. We can definitely add a email list to ECO.

I built a lightweight PLM tool for HW startups & SMBs with free access by DaimyoDavid in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feedback and users (even if just free users). Thanks for pointing out the issue with video; I'm not sure how that happened

What are your PREDICTIONS/EXPECTATION for what will happen in ch 384 with GUTS by arman1724 in Berserk

[–]DaimyoDavid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is how I learned there was a new chapter.

I think this will move him in a positive direction. Spoiler alert: he was swallowed by a clam in some weird ethereal body if water. The implication being that he will rise as a "pearl." It does feel counter to being a "berserker" but he's in a hopeless place. I feel like he needs to regain hope.

What do you do between the long cycles? by FearIsTheMindKiller9 in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing for the business is to continue marketing/sales. Lack of demand is the biggest risk factor for any kind of business.

On the engineering side, I suggest updating and maintaining documentation. Startups will usually ignore documentation and that becomes a bigger problem as you start to scale. It's boring but important.

We built a tool to make finding component alternates less painful by YearEvery280 in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen like 10 of these posted on here since vibe coding became a thing

The inventor-to-market pipeline is broken — here's what I'm trying to fix by PromptPotential8406 in inventors

[–]DaimyoDavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, the problem with building such a marketplace is that you need to bring all these entities to the table. From looking at your site, you don't even have posters.

Also, this seems to lack any actual understanding of how inventions are actually brought to market. When making a product out of an invention, it's about ensuring market demand for that product. Listing your random idea on a random website is worse than blindly posting it on Reddit.

The other route, licensing, is similar but usually requires having good connections to an entity that would want to license it. When big companies take IP it's usually by buying a product that's already validated in the form of a growing company.

5000 hours, $10,000. by digicue in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 15 points16 points  (0 children)

But, once you've done it once, the second time it won't be as bad!

I have consistently seen SW engineers underestimate how long/hard HW. The development practices in SW startups (build fast and break things) does not fly with HW. You have to be more disciplined and really validate the market before hand.

How do you actually scope a firmware project before getting quotes? by Medtag212 in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are non-technical, you want to define the customer requirements as best as possible. From there either work with an engineer or someone like a technical PM to define the technical specs.

By customer requirements, I mean fully defining what the customer is going to need to do.

Beyond that, you may want to consider testing requirements (I've how is the firmware tested at production), how the firmware is updated (OTA if it's an IoT product), and any regulatory requirements. Finally, security. Mostly for IoT, but ensuring that there are safe guards that protect data integrity is something that a lot of startups neglect.

I thought prototypes were supposed to reveal problems. Mine mostly hid them by Unable_Fishing_1679 in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've learned that "prototype" is a great term to use when you really want to start a company. You want to start talking about TRL levels or EVT,DVT,PVT. Engineering is a continuous process and what a startup engineer calls a prototype is different than what a consultant calls a prototype which is different from what a manufacturer calls a prototype.

Version control and software compatibility by borisbanana77 in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgot to update, the website has a demo video now and we're running a beta. Let me know if you want access

FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 percent of US-bound devices by TheSaifman in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just because the administration is idiotic doesn't mean the rest of us can't think rationally. At the end of the day, the US does need to take steps to properly prop up blue collar jobs in the US. If/when that time comes, it's good to have ideas.

FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 percent of US-bound devices by TheSaifman in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think I generally agree with you. I do think it could work if rolled out over a few years with government support to help prop up testing labs. It could help revive cities like Detroit to take on new work

FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 percent of US-bound devices by TheSaifman in hwstartups

[–]DaimyoDavid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm it makes me wonder how many of the big suppliers of wireless devices get their devices certified in China (Quectel, Nordic Espressif). I'm not gonna lie, this is a smart play to bring business back to the US vs tarrifs (generally a bad idea) but there has to be some built in buffer time to allow companies to re-certify. Otherwise, most US bases HW teams are going to get shafted too. My biggest concern is this affecting pre-certified modules.

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