M_farhan_h

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Eleven YC Rejections. A Yes at 350kph(farhanhossain.substack.com)
5 points by M_farhan_h 1y ago|2 comments
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
I have spent my career building physical things. Apple Vision Pro. A robotic basketball trainer at Hoopfit. Analog tools at Noble Crafters. A short and meaningful stop at Amazon. Along the way I kept applying to YC. This is the story of my
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
I have been a consumer HW founder for years, and I applied to YC eleven times, and just got in this time with Blue. I think for consumer, if you can really simplify the product and solve the absolute basic version, the costs should be low e
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
Thank you for such kind words! We needed to prove to ourselves, customers and to investors that Hardware is possible, and not to fear it. I've built it for years, and never understood why people fear it. We live in a physical world, an
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
Really appreciate the kind words, and I mean it sincerely, it's only possible because of my incredible Taiwan partners, my Industrial Designer Tomas(who I am lucky to call my friend), the other founders, and being razor focused on our
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
Yeah you got it, this is our way of playing within the rules, but allowing an experience we wish we had with our phones.
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
Please don't tell them about us... In some ways, if this instigates them implement it in their OS, we are doing our job, and then we can pivot and keep working on ideas that we hope will serve others.
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
I agree that we should find ways to limit instead of instigate multitasking while driving. Building tech is usually clearer than finding a clear use case for it. As we find ways to mature the tech to be aligned with the ultimate vision we h
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Shipping 100 hardware units in under eight weeks(farhanhossain.substack.com)
155 points by M_farhan_h 1y ago|94 comments
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by M_farhan_h 1y ago
Hi HN! We built Blue, a voice assistant that can use any app on your phone via a tiny USB-C hardware “hand” we call Bud. Here’s how we went from concept to 100 working units in 55 days for YC Demo Day. About me: I’m a robotics and product d