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Modular Design for Supply Chain Resilience in Hardware Startups
Hardware startups face brutal supply chain risk: a single component shortage can kill a product. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how modular design — building devices with interchangeable, standardized sub-assemblies — gives young hardware companies a fighting chance. They walk through a concrete example: a startup that re-engineered its IoT hub to accept multiple radio modules (Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread) so it could switch suppliers overnight when a chip shortage hit. They discuss the engineering trade-offs: extra PCB space, higher BOM cost, and testing complexity versus the insurance of…
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