Tools

Explore

Videos Channels Figures

Atmrix

Tools

Explore

Videos Channels Figures

Atmrix

EM

Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

I started working on wearables six and a half years ago because I wanted to create a more affordable smartwatch, as I didn't want to spend $400 on existing options.

Video

Eric Migicovsky at Startup School SV 2014

@ Y Combinator

Eric Migicovsky at Startup School SV 2014

10/15/14

Related Takeaways

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.

Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We spent two years without salaries, focusing on our first headset and exploring the potential of wearable computing, which is now a hot topic in tech.

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.

Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

The trends in wearables are returning, with companies like Apple and Google entering the market, but we focus on creating a product that integrates seamlessly into users' lives.

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.

Eric Migicovsky

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

After some feedback, I pivoted from a bike computer to a watch, combining a Nokia 3310 with an Arduino to create an early prototype.

Hosain Rahman

04/26/17

@ Y Combinator

We believe that wearables will be the center of the revolution in connected and smart devices, driving interactions and functionality.

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

It's mindboggling to see how far we've come from starting out to create a watch just for ourselves to now having a global community building innovative applications for Pebble.