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r/hwstartups
25k members
r/hwstartups is a subreddit with 25k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
Welcome to the Hardware Startups sub-Reddit - feel free to post on anything that you think will interest anyone in the community. The idea is that we're a blend of r/DIY and r/startups content - like a Hacker News for hardware.
Good ideas: hardware news, prototyping/manufacturing how-to, success stories, physical Kickstarter pages, etc.
Bad ideas: General startup stuff, DIY articles without a startup angle, TC/VB/etc. link-bait, etc.
Popular Themes in r/hwstartups
#1
Advice Requests
: "Advice on selling my wearable tech prototype "
22 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Its happening! First production run after 18 long months of R&D."
16 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Alternative to this plastic things? Someone I know gets charged an ungodly price for this pieces of plastic and i was just wondering if anyone knew an alternative manufacturer that might not be as expensive. Any info kindly appreciated."
7 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Built a smart speaker prototype that helps you chill out and sleep better - what do you think?"
5 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "My dream hardware startup just closed $10.9M of funding. Want to build wild electronics / low level software for drones? DM me ur resume and apply at neros.tech/careers. IRL positions in El Segundo, LA, only."
5 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "Exactly 1 year after quitting my job to invent products for my jaw pain (TMJ)"
3 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "FCC testing with pre-certified module. Quoted at a really high price. Normal?"
3 posts
#8
News
: "All Golioth Hardware is Now Open Source - Golioth"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hwstartups
#1
Hardware
: "14 Years Making Hardware!"
98 posts
#2
Startup
: "Launching an Open-Source, Affordable IoT Platform – Journey of a Startup Challenging the Big Players"
73 posts
#3
Design
: "It’s been a journey—here’s how our PCB Design has progressed over time!"
25 posts
#4
Manufacturing
: "What's your process for taking prototypes to Manufacturing these days? What is the hardest thing about this process? Why is it hard? "
21 posts
#5
Prototype
: "Update on My Coffee Scale Project: From Basement Prototype to Indiegogo"
18 posts
#6
Product
: "How do I move from a Product prototype that uses a Raspberry Pi and off-the-shelf components to a custom PCB / design, having very little experience in this field?"
18 posts
#7
Certification
: "Which Certifications are recommended before launching a product in the wearable tech industry?"
10 posts
#8
Electronics
: "Im an Electronics hardware developer, AMA"
10 posts
#9
Feedback
: "After 240+ convos with r/hwstartups redditors giving me Feedback on my free "look up any company's suppliers" tool, ImportYeti, I've made 100+ changes based off those messages and am happy to announce ImportYeti Beta V7.0"
9 posts
#10
Prototyping
: "What methods or approaches does your team use for hardware/physical product Prototyping?"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/hwstartups
Yearly
+2k members(9.2%)
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