Re:Introducing the Picwing Smart Frame (YC S08)
by seiji on Sunday December 21, 2008 @01:24AM
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Plenty of manufacturing firms will work with startups. They just have a strict "show me the money" policy.
Once your hardware design is worked out[1], you can order a production run[2] of a few hundred units a month[3].
[1] They will be glad to help you design your product too. The last quote I got for an "idea to device" service was $500k and six months from zero-to-production quality.
[2] As long as most of your components are tape and reel.
[3] Some firms have complete facilities in the US and China. Low volume orders can be done in the US while everything else is sent to China.
Once your hardware design is worked out[1], you can order a production run[2] of a few hundred units a month[3].
[1] They will be glad to help you design your product too. The last quote I got for an "idea to device" service was $500k and six months from zero-to-production quality.
[2] As long as most of your components are tape and reel.
[3] Some firms have complete facilities in the US and China. Low volume orders can be done in the US while everything else is sent to China.