Hardware Startup Challenges

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Matteo Franceschetti, CEO of Eight Sleep, discusses the specific hurdles of scaling a $500M hardware company, focusing on manufacturing and investor relations.

Source: How Eight Sleep Grew to a $500M Valuation By Building Relationships on Shopify Masters.

Top episodes

  1. 1. How Eight Sleep Grew to a $500M Valuation By Building Relationships

    Shopify Masters

    Matteo Franceschetti, CEO of Eight Sleep, discusses the specific hurdles of scaling a $500M hardware company, focusing on manufacturing and investor relations.

  2. 2. Building Solo Past $1M in Only Year One: Help an Operator Out

    OPERATORS

    Christopher Francis, founder of Home Plunge, discusses the operational challenges of scaling a physical product (cold plunge hardware) business past $1M.

  3. 3. Shopify ‘26 Winter Editions: Tools for the Commerce Renaissance

    Future Commerce

    Shopify's VP of Product discusses the 'Commerce Renaissance,' specifically how new tools help startups navigate manufacturing and logistics hurdles efficiently.

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