108: Hardware Design Tips from Apple & Intel Leader

Product Startup · 5 Jan 2022 · 28m

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Kapil Kane, Director of Innovation at Intel and former Product Design Lead at Apple, explains how startups can apply the rigorous validation processes used by tech giants to their own hardware products. He details Intel’s internal accelerator, Growth Acts, which uses a business model canvas and validation plans to test assumptions before prototyping, contrasting this with Apple’s focus on pure technical execution for products like the iPod Shuffle and MacBook Air. Kane emphasizes that successful hardware requires a triad of solid technology, user experience, and a viable business model, urging founders to be coachable and demonstrate conviction through working prototypes rather than just ideas.

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Companies: Intel, Apple, Mako Design + Invent
Products: iPod Shuffle, MacBook Air, iPhone
Also: Growth Acts

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108: Hardware Design Tips from Apple & Intel Leader

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