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How Hardware Startups Use Failure Mode Analysis to Avoid Recalls
Lucas and Luna dive into Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) — the systematic approach hardware startups use to catch product flaws before they become costly recalls. They explore how Pebble's early FMEA caught a battery overheating risk that saved their launch, how a $50,000 analysis prevented a $2 million recall for a medical device startup, and why FMEA is becoming a standard tool for hardware founders. Lucas explains the three key columns in an FMEA worksheet — severity, occurrence, and detection — and how startups can prioritize the highest-risk failure modes. Luna challenges…
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