>In March, after $400k in sales through our crowdfunding campaign, I had to figure out how to manufacture 500 units for our first batch.
>I had no prior experience in hardware;
>I was counting on being able to pick it up quickly with the help of a couple of mechanical/electrical/firmware engineers.
And i wish this kind of people to fail miserably. Too many times they tried to make me the scapegoat for their bullshit project, already sold on paper but with nothing more than a render to show, now looking for an hardware guy to point the finger at to blame
This feels a bit harsh! I get the impression that the author considered their project far more carefully than this, especially given the Ben Kuhn blog posts they say that they were inspired by.
And i wish this kind of people to fail miserably. Too many times they tried to make me the scapegoat for their bullshit project, already sold on paper but with nothing more than a render to show, now looking for an hardware guy to point the finger at to blame