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Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of my First Hardware Product

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Building in consumer hardware as a software engineer

Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of my First Hardware Product Building in consumer hardware as a software engineer Simon Feb 01, 2026 159 29 14 Share 1 year ago (Jan 2025) I quit my job as a software engineer to launch my first hardware product, Brighter , the world’s brightest lamp. In March, after $400k in sales through our crowdfunding campaign , I had to figure out how to manufacture 500 units for our first batch. I had no prior experience in hardware; I was counting on being able to pick it up quickly with the help of a couple of mechanical/electrical/firmware engineers. The problems be

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