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Eric Migicovsky

10/13/18

@ Y Combinator

Before going through the entire manufacturing process, we sold around 700 to 800 units of our product, which helped validate our idea.

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A Conversation on Hard Tech with Eric Migicovsky

@ Y Combinator

A Conversation on Hard Tech with Eric Migicovsky

10/13/18

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EM

Eric Migicovsky

10/13/18

@ Y Combinator

We manufactured our first 100 units by hand, which allowed us to quickly iterate and fix problems as they arose during production.

CP

Carl Pei

08/14/24

@ Y Combinator

In our first year, we ended up selling about 600,000 units after addressing the initial quality issues.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

08/10/23

@ Y Combinator

We launched our product to friends and family to test our processes and pricing, which helped us refine our approach and led to referrals.

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Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We went from zero to seventy million in revenue in our first year after launching our product, which sold out in a few hours.

JH

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.

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Peter Reinhardt

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

The skepticism among the founders led us to seek customer feedback early, which was crucial in determining the viability of our product idea.

RZ

Rujul Zaparde

01/09/25

@ Y Combinator

We decided to sell to our first 10 customers completely cold, without referrals, to prove market fit.

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Alexandra

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

We faced the reality of having to manufacture 8,000 smart covers to ship around the world, which was a significant challenge for us as none of us had hardware experience.

OG

Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

During the early days, I had to prove my concept without a website, relying on initial sales and mock-ups to validate my business idea.