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The factory was a bit of Theranos (machines that didn't do what they claimed). Juicero was different — their machines worked fine but were just unnecessarily ex
by gnicholas 3y ago
The factory was a bit of Theranos (machines that didn't do what they claimed). Juicero was different — their machines worked fine but were just unnecessarily expensive contraptions, when you could literally squeeze the stuff out by hand.
But the Smashmallow company wasn't a Theranos at all. And I'm not sure that they're a sign of ZIRP delusions either. The reason they failed is that their particular type of manufacturing process couldn't scale. They could have kept making the stuff by hand and built up a successful company that perhaps could have found a way to mechanize things later.
- throwawaymaths 3y agoHonestly the biggest dumb move was firing all the line workers before the automation was solved. Lesson: don't be a douchebag, figure out a way to make the people you're automating away whole (unless they actually sucked)
- gnicholas 3y agoYeah it would have been a no-brainer to train them on the machines if they were located in the same place. But I think it said the first factory was in LA and the second was in PA. That'd make for quite a commute! But regardless they obviously shut down the first factory too soon.