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Yes, definitely over-engineered and needlessly expensive for it's purpose. But at the same time, it feels like they have achieved such a great quality that the
by cateye 9y ago
Yes, definitely over-engineered and needlessly expensive for it's purpose.
But at the same time, it feels like they have achieved such a great quality that the learning and experience to design and execute could be very valuable as an unintended consequence.
So, maybe quality always wins in the long run nevertheless. Wouldn't you hire these guys and pay a premium, if you wanted to manufacture great hardware?
- jansho 9y ago> Wouldn't you hire these guys and pay a premium, if you wanted to manufacture great hardware? Well, according to another source* one investor said that he expected the machine to be a lot smaller and that it would mush large chunks of fruit and veg. When the startup demoed at early stage, there wasn't even a working prototype - which is fine but I think it's fair to say that there was a bit of misleading. Only way to justify how it managed to raise $120 million... *https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-04-19/silicon-valley-s-400-juicer-may-be-feeling-the-squeeze https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-04-19/silicon-v...
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