Design to manufacturing can now be rented: hardware startup barrier collapses
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-09-18
The author predicts the number of hardware and robotics founders may grow 5x over the next 18 months, since nearly every step from design to manufacturing can now be done by renting external capabilities, sharply lowering the barrier to starting such a company.
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