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How Hardware Startups Use Data From Field Returns to Improve Design
In episode 95 of Hardware Startups with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how a simple return from a field failure can become a goldmine of design data. They walk through a real-world case: a smart-lock startup that analyzed a seized motor in a returned unit, discovered a lubrication spec mismatch, and fixed it before scaling to 50,000 units. Lucas explains the closed-loop process of failure analysis — from physical teardown to root cause to corrective action — and why early-stage hardware companies that treat returns as free engineering feedback outperform those that just replace and forget…
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