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Startup School - How to talk to users
2025 Note - I based this off the Mom Test , written by a fellow YC founder. Interestingly enough - if you look at the products I build…
Startup School - A Conversation on Hard Tech
2025 Note - good convo with Adora for Startup School
Hardware Founders: (When) Should You Try To Raise VC Money?
If you choose to raise any amount of venture capital investment you are making an implicit agreement with your investor that your aim is to…
What working on Pebble taught me about building hardware
Building hardware is fun but tough. We worked on Pebble for a full four years before we launched on Kickstarter in 2012. We went on to sell…
Verge interview at CES 2016
2025 Note - Behind the scenes, Pebble was a mess. We were about to do a layoff and enter the final year…
Verge interview at CES 2013
2025 Note - probably the last video of me without a beard!
Introducing Pebble - Hackable E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android
Our first Kickstarter launch! Check out the Hacker News thread for some lively discussion
Show HN: Version 1.1 of our $99 hackable Bluetooth smartwatch
Comment (65 already) on Hacker News
Candid experiences starting a hardware startup
2025 Note - I gave this talk at the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View about 6 months before we launched Pebble on Kickstarter. I was 4 years into…
Interview on Crackberry
2025 Note - Kevin from Crackberry was the first person in the press who covered us! The timeline was crazy - I sent him this email and he…