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Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We launched our first product, an alpha-grade smartwatch, and learned valuable lessons from customer feedback, including the need for a firmware upgrade to show the time.

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Eric Migicovsky at Startup School SV 2014

@ Y Combinator

Eric Migicovsky at Startup School SV 2014

10/15/14

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Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We built our first 500 watches by hand in a garage, which gave us a deep appreciation for the effort involved in creating consumer electronics.

Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Our team grew significantly after launching, and we shipped hundreds of thousands of watches worldwide, despite initially feeling uncertain about our direction.

Michelle Zatlyn

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

When we first launched our product, I was embarrassed about its readiness, but we had to ship it. We learned from our initial customers, who provided valuable feedback that helped us improve.

Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

After launching our first consumer product, we realized we had compromised on key design elements, which ultimately led to its poor performance in the market.

Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

The first prototype worked exclusively with BlackBerry devices, and while it wasn't perfect, it demonstrated the concept of a smartwatch.

Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

In 2011, we published an SDK for our smartwatch, inviting developers to create apps, which resulted in over a hundred apps being developed within a few months.

Jake Heller

10/04/24

@ Y Combinator

We brought in customers early to test our product, which helped change the minds of skeptical team members when they saw real-time reactions from users.

Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

After launching our first product, we received positive feedback from investors, but I was unaware that we were about to face a long period of struggle.

Michael Skok

04/01/23

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

The failure of Pebble smartwatches highlights the importance of urgency in product necessity compared to competitors like the Apple Watch.