Hardware Podcasts

The Hero’s Journey Toward High-Level Hardware Execution

Over the Air · 21 Dec 2021 · 29m

What this episode covers

Matt Barber, CEO of Vutility, discusses his philosophy on high-level hardware execution, emphasizing that success depends on having the right people and a culture that rejects toxic behavior. He explains how Vutility shifted from a direct-to-customer model to a partnership model by outsourcing visualization to focus on their core competency: gathering data at scale with modular hardware. Barber highlights the importance of incremental iteration in hardware, citing the pain of expensive form-factor changes, and shares how leadership inspiration from Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey informs his approach to team accountability and growth.

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early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Vutility, Vary, Tether, Honeywell, GE, Motorola
Also
The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Good to Great, Multipliers

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