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Hardware Startups And The Physics Of Supply Chain Risk
Hardware founders often treat supply chain visibility as a logistics problem, but the real killer is physics. This episode examines how thermal dynamics, mechanical stress, and material fatigue create invisible bottlenecks that no software dashboard can predict. We look at a specific case where a robotics startup failed not because of component shortages, but because they ignored the coefficient of thermal expansion in their actuator housing. Lucas breaks down why engineering tolerance stacks matter more than supplier reliability, and Luna shares an anecdote about a consumer device that…
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