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Absolutely. Coming from a software background, it's been eye-opening for me just how quickly those costs add up. And how painfully slow it can be to iterate. I

Absolutely. Coming from a software background, it's been eye-opening for me just how quickly those costs add up. And how painfully slow it can be to iterate. I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't just enjoy making stuff. I probably won't break even for a long time, and even then the margins aren't great. If you deploy to production and it goes live in a matter of seconds or minutes, be grateful you're in software :)

iamflimflam1 2y ago
That iteration time is a killer. I’m currently working on something and each new prof of concept takes almost a month - if I’ve messed something up it’s a massive set back. I could improve things by doing the SMD assembly at home. But that would only shave off a couple of weeks and some components are really not suitable for DIY work.