Hardware Episodes

Hardware is hard! At least that's what investors have said after losing millions on failed hardware startups. But
there is no SaaS, no subscription, no internet without the hardware it all runs on. So there's got to be demand for new innovations in hardware, right? These hardware startup founders are willing to bet they can convince investors that an investment in them, is worth all the hardness of hardware.
Sept. 6, 2023

#117 Lotus: Hardware Hail Mary

Despite a decade in engineering at Apple, Dhaval Patel didn’t have any smart technology in his home. So he designed a ring that converts every home into a smart home – using old technology found in your typical TV remote. Bu…
April 19, 2023

#112 Natrion: The Holy Grail of Battery Tech

Alex Kosyakov claims to have discovered the holy grail of battery technology, a solid-state battery capable of mass production for electric vehicles. And with the ever increasing demand for EVs, investors are supercharged by…
Feb. 15, 2023

#103 Get Lost in the AWSM Sauce

AWSM Sauce founders Carl and Paul have perfected a sustainable way of making sauce. But then, they had another idea – a futuristic way of getting sauce on our plates. Will the investors see this as a two-innovations-in-one d…