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How a Rejected Prototype Built a 200M Robotics Company
In this episode of The Founders Journey with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of a robotics startup that turned a rejected prototype from a major automaker into a $200 million company. The prototype was meant for a car assembly line but was deemed too expensive. The founders, two engineers from MIT, bought the rights for $50,000, iterated on the design, and found a new market in small-batch manufacturing for aerospace and medical devices. They bootstrapped for three years, landed a contract with a top five aerospace supplier, and reached profitability in year four. The episode…
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