Starting a Hardware Company with $60K

Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K by jpm_sd on Friday March 31, 2017 @01:47PM (#14006197)

Good effort, but the "battery" part seems like it is still in need of some attention. Developing a good relationship with a reliable cell manufacturer, and staying on top of quality control issues, is going to consume your life.

Also, get UL certified, or you're wasting your time.

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Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K by vpontis on Friday March 31, 2017 @01:50PM (#14006219)

Thanks jpm_sd!

So for the battery, we are actually using a modified version of an older Samsung battery (not the Note 7 haha).

That's something that we didn't want to reinvent. So we are working with a factory who has made these batteries in the past.

I didn't include more about the battery in this post. Is that something you'd enjoy reading more about?

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Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K by tomcam on Friday March 31, 2017 @03:55PM (#14007536)

Definitely want to hear about all aspects of battery sourcing.

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Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K by annerajb on Friday March 31, 2017 @02:04PM (#14006343)

I would!

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Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K by vpontis on Friday March 31, 2017 @02:09PM (#14006393)

Sweet! I have some blog posts planned about how we are designing a new charger and our 3D print iteration set up. So I'll think if we have anything else on the battery.

I also wrote up a basic, but goofy, post on "What is a battery": https://cobattery.com/blog/what-is-a-battery

If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me at [email protected]

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Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K by AndrewKemendo on Friday March 31, 2017 @02:08PM (#14006384)

They aren't building battery technology, they are a phone case company.

They simply need to design around a battery type - preferably one that is cheap and accessible - and let the user go from there. Maybe have the first one included, in which case the deal is just in volume discounts.

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Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K by vpontis on Friday March 31, 2017 @02:11PM (#14006403)

We actually include two batteries!

I think that's actually a key part of what makes CoBattery special. The case is designed for battery swapping and when you buy CoBattery you have everything you need to start swapping.

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