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If you're spending a lot of time figuring out how to fail in such a way that your product doesn't become waste, you're probably working on the wrong things. Pe

If you're spending a lot of time figuring out how to fail in such a way that your product doesn't become waste, you're probably working on the wrong things. Perhaps the choices you make and the time you spend on mitigating the possibility of your product becoming e-waste will make you more likely to fail, leading to a higher probability of your product becoming e-waste because most people won't bother re-flashing the hardware you're making. Work on improving your product and making sure that you succeed.

rohansingh 6y ago
It's not a binary choice, and honestly it doesn't take a whole lot on our part to make the product open. Also consider: 1. The choices we make on mitigating the possibility of the product being waste can actually improve our product. For example, because the product can be reprogrammed easily, we can enter verticals that wouldn't be possible otherwise. Or because our hardware is well-architected and documented, it's easier for us to iterate on it. 2. If we fail because we couldn't figure out a way to make the product responsibly, that's a good thing. I'd rather we fail early than put out waste.