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Welcome to the trillion-dollar club, Nvidia
Given that the stock market has battered tech stocks in recent quarters, how is Nvidia breaking away from the pack? What can we learn from its rise?
Venture leasing: The unsung hero for hardware startups struggling to raise capital
Just because a capital-intensive company needs funding, it doesn’t have to accept the first financing offer it receives.
Western sanctions against Russia: Tips for tech companies managing compliance risk
Crackdowns on the smuggling of U.S. technology in support of Russia’s war effort has wider implications for the tech industry.
The ice-breaking IPO we’ve waited for might not come from the US after all
The American tech IPO market is in need of a champion to brave the unknown, and if ARM's offering performs well, it could encourage other companies to go public, too.
7 common pitfalls for hardware startups and how to avoid them
Hardware development is complex and challenging, and requires substantial investment in materials, tooling, manufacturing and logistics.
How Fellow bootstrapped for 8 years to build a coffee empire
Fellow found benefits in being strapped for cash and having to be really deliberate about the categories it wanted to play in, the cadence of product launches and the overall focus of the company.
10 tips for de-risking hardware products
In the world of manufacturing, the question is: How can I make sure that I’m building the right thing for the right audience?
You can probably manufacture closer to home than you think
Let's take a closer look at how nonprofit FORGE helps founders manufacture on the other side of town instead of the other side of the world.
How are global chipmakers preparing for the US-China chip war?
It appears the U.S. isn’t content to wager that small actions can achieve the wide-ranging impacts necessary to gain an edge over China in the development of AI and machine learning technologies.
Startups, here’s how you can make hardware without ruining the planet
If you can't make planet-friendly choices as the founder of a startup, when the buck literally stops with you, when can you?
How Fictiv is making hardware manufacturing more like building software
What do you want to be good at as a startup? Running supply chains or creating and selling cool products?
How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company
Pivoting from hardware to SaaS was the right move for our electric motor design startup, but the process wasn’t precisely linear.
With Kokomo VR meeting software, Canon takes a step away from its hardware roots
Canon has a long and deep history of being a hardware manufacturer. Most consumers know it best as a camera manufacturer, but the company has a long, deep and illustrious history in medical, office eq
How the FirstBuild product co-creation studio is changing how new things are made
We spoke with André Zdanow, president at FirstBuild, about how the studio is building on the success of its nugget ice maker.
How to land investors who fund game-changing companies
For founders and investors alike, hard tech problems present a challenge — how to build a successful company over a long time horizon.
Biden’s new restrictions on exporting semiconductor tools hit China where it hurts
China has lofty goals for its semiconductor industry, but U.S. new restrictions threaten to undermine its progress.
DIY: 5 ways disruptive component startups can win over OEMs
When people see use cases in action enabled by your components, it encourages others to start using your solution.
Mobileye IPO warns of potential potholes in the road to autonomous driving
Ahead of its IPO, Mobileye notes it has benefited from its first-mover advantage but now faces a proliferating number of rivals worldwide.
What do Big Tech earnings tell us about the health of consumer demand?
How are consumers doing? Today we’re taking a look inside Big Tech results to try to answer that particular question, which relates directly to startups hoping to serve the same consumer demands.
Beyond volatility: How semiconductor companies can thrive with a focused sector strategy
From a demand perspective, we expect 70% of growth up to 2030 will be driven by just three industries: automotive, computation and data storage, and wireless.