I don't know what's more surprising, that they need 30 grand to get a prototype out the door (I feel like this could be done with off-the-shelf parts way cheape

I don't know what's more surprising, that they need 30 grand to get a prototype out the door (I feel like this could be done with off-the-shelf parts way cheaper than that, starting fires electrically is something every undergrad EE should be well versed in) or that they say they've spent five years working on it.