The private network for founders building physical things.
A curated network of hardware founders helping one another solve hard business problems through founder conversations and weekly operating stories.
A network built on shared knowledge.
Every founder starts with a qualification conversation. From there, two activities keep the network compounding.
Join the network
A short intake so we understand your company, stage, and current challenges.
Get introduced
Curated introductions to founders facing the problem you're working through now.
Learn weekly
Anonymized founder stories delivered to your inbox — situation, decision, outcome.
Hardware enabled companies. Actively growing.
Members show up to share what they're learning, ask questions, and contribute to a body of practical operating knowledge that helps every founder in the room make better decisions.
- ✓Building a hardware enabled product
- ✓Full time on the company
- ✓Building and actively growing a hardware enabled company
- ✓Willing to both learn and help others
The advantages of a peer group that understands hardware.
Learn from other founders
Thoughtfully matched conversations with founders who have relevant experience.
Explore operating stories
Weekly founder stories documenting how hardware companies make difficult decisions.
Build long term relationships
Become part of a trusted network of founders willing to learn from and help one another.
Recent founder stories
Built, but undocumented
Years of product knowledge had to become manufacturing instructions.
Another festival, another change
A beer dispensing startup kept adapting its machines for each new event.
The sensor tradeoff
A medical hardware startup reconsidered its sensor to reduce development risk.
Real founder trade-offs, delivered weekly.
You don't have to be a member of the network to read our operating stories. Join hardware founders receiving our weekly breakdowns on manufacturing, supply chain, and early sales.
Questions?
What founders usually ask about eligibility, cost, introductions, and how the network operates.
Other questions or just want to say hi? Reach out to m@hwvelocity.com and we'll get back to you.
If you're building hardware, we'd like to meet you.
Every member joins through a qualification conversation. Tell us about your company and what you're working through right now.