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imec.istart PODCAST # 10 : Hardware is hard

Podcast - 14 Mar 2024

In this imec.istart podcast episode, we plunge headfirst into the highs and lows of hardware innovation. Portfolio founders Michael Broes (Moonbird) and Senne Gorris (Hippo Dx) share why exactly hardware is hard. 

Topics include:

▸ why the integration of hardware and software is a complicated love affair
▸ avocados, stress balls and undesired prototype designs
▸ the importance of having an "unfair advantage"
▸ the thrilling world of certification hurdles,

and so much more ...

 
Guest speakers:

Host: Maarten Weyn

 
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