S3 E7: Building Bootstrapped Hardware That Sells with Christian Reed

The Builder Circle™: The Hardware Startup Success Podcast by Sera Evcimen

Episode notes

Christian Reed, CEO of Reekon Tools, shares how he bootstrapped a hardware company from a side project to a multi-million dollar (8 figure) business without any VC funding. Learn how a $1.2M Kickstarter campaign validated his digital tape measure, the manufacturing lessons from his time at Formlabs, and how 30 minutes of daily social media posting built a 3 million-follower audience.

Key Topics:

  • Turning a side project into a viable business through Kickstarter validation
  • Why bootstrapping forces better discipline than VC funding
  • Finding and vetting contract ... 
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