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Not only is it often better but it can literally enable you to get to market an order of magnitude faster (at with higher probability of success). I'm working

Not only is it often better but it can literally enable you to get to market an order of magnitude faster (at with higher probability of success). I'm working on a tool that makes running wire inside residential homes easier. It requires carving a channel on the back side of the baseboard. My original idea required a mechanical tool with a motor [2]. We prototyped a working version of this but always felt that the manufacturing challenge would be large. We ended up adapting the system to existing routers. That meant our product was just a series of extruded parts with almost no moving parts [1]. [1] https://trywireshark.com https://trywireshark.com [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTzsU9gMF3I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTzsU9gMF3I

nxicvyvy 2y ago
Wireshark is a pretty bad name to choose.
- jmathai 2y ago
  Yeah - I didn't think there would be confusion with the networking tool but based on feedback we're receiving...I was wrong. We're considering options including changing the name.
  - imoverclocked 2y ago
    The HN feedback is likely heavily biased… even if you are deploying your product in Silicon Valley. Most people that will be fishing wire through their home have never heard of the networking tool. ie: You might consider not changing it too :)
  - neonz80 2y ago
    I guess Ethereal is available :)
  - teqsun 2y ago
    You're in a niche(ish) space, that doesn't have a lot of general overlap with HN. I can say "I wish someone made a cheaper alternative to the Domino" and anyone in the space will understand what you mean instantly. But from an original analysis others might of told Festool that it was a bad name that will confuse people.
- vincnetas 2y ago
  And logos are almost identical with wireshark software.
protocolture 2y ago
Wireshark is one thing, but considering its added to a router the collisions in language here are funny to me. Most of your customers wont care however.
- jmathai 2y ago
  Oh my. I never considered additional discoverability issues because of the word "router". face palm

nxicvyvy 2y ago

Wireshark is a pretty bad name to choose.

jmathai 2y ago
Yeah - I didn't think there would be confusion with the networking tool but based on feedback we're receiving...I was wrong. We're considering options including changing the name.
- imoverclocked 2y ago
  The HN feedback is likely heavily biased… even if you are deploying your product in Silicon Valley. Most people that will be fishing wire through their home have never heard of the networking tool. ie: You might consider not changing it too :)
- neonz80 2y ago
  I guess Ethereal is available :)
- teqsun 2y ago
  You're in a niche(ish) space, that doesn't have a lot of general overlap with HN. I can say "I wish someone made a cheaper alternative to the Domino" and anyone in the space will understand what you mean instantly. But from an original analysis others might of told Festool that it was a bad name that will confuse people.
vincnetas 2y ago
And logos are almost identical with wireshark software.

protocolture 2y ago

Wireshark is one thing, but considering its added to a router the collisions in language here are funny to me. Most of your customers wont care however.

jmathai 2y ago
Oh my. I never considered additional discoverability issues because of the word "router". face palm