How to Scale Hardware CompaniesDallas HW Meetup
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Dragon Innovation, Inc.
Dallas HW Meetup 140205
dragoninnovation.com
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•Informal - Please Interrupt•Quick Survey•Dragon & Bolt Overview•NPD Paradigm•One -> Many•Q&A
OVERVIEW
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Quick Survey
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Dragon & Bolt Overview
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Selected Companies We’ve Helped
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Helping Hardware Startups
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Helping Hardware Startups
‣ Product designer & entrepreneur
‣ Principal @ Brainstream Design (4 years)
‣ Product vision and prototyping expert
‣ Developed >15 commercially available products, ~10 others
Managing DirectorBen Einstein
PartnerSCOTT N. MILLER
PartnerAXEL BICHARA
‣ Manufacturing expert
‣ VP Engineering @ iRobot (10 years)
‣ Founder & CEO @ Dragon Innovation
‣ Manufacturing many VC-backed startup hardware products: Pebble, MakerBot, Sifteo, etc
‣ VC with mechanical engineering background
‣ Partner @ Atlas Venture (19 years)
‣ Lead investor or co-founder SolidWorks, Belmont, GrabCAD, Premise
‣ 7 funds totaling >$2.6B
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HW Revolution Enablers
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Hardware Wave Enablers
• Nearly Ubiquitous High-Speed Wireless Access
• Unprecedented Global Technology Innovation
• Fearless and Connected Entrepreneurs & Consumers
• Available Capital• Inexpensive Devices, Access & Apps• Ability to Reach Millions of New Users
in Record Time
KPCB DECEMBER 2012
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Hardware Innovation Now Comes From The “Little” Guy
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PROTOTYPING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER
• 3D Printing
• Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Beagle Bone
• TechShop
• GrabCAD, Upverter, GitHub
• SparkFund, Adafruit
• Easier Access to Capital
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Delivering Is Hard
Getting from prototype to delivery is a long journey with many ‘unknown unknowns ’:•COGS, tooling and manufacturing costs•Lead times•Permanence of Quality•Iteration cycles•DFMA•Factory Selection and Management•Team Scalability•Schedule & Project Management•Specialized skills (ME / EE / SW/ Q / SC / Logs)
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NPD & Crowdfunding
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NEW WAY
Pre-Sell then Build
The Product Development Paradigm is Changing
OLD WAY
Build then Sell
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PRE-SALES AREPERFECT FOR HW
• Raise capital
• Validate product / market fit
• Create engaged and passionate community
• Access media and investors
• Understand build volumes
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Global Crowdfunding Is Exploding
$530M $854M $1,470M $2,806M
20102009 2011 2012 2013 (est) 2014 (est)
61%growth
72%growth
91%growth
67%growth
74%growth$4,676M $8,141M
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$10.4M
Pebble
$8.5M
Ouya
$2.9M
Formlabs
$2.4M
Oculus Rift
$1.4M
ElevationDock
$2.3M
Lockitron
Lockitron
$1.3M
LIFX
$1.96M
Canary
$2.3M
Wobble-Works
$2.7M
Tile
EXISTING DRAGON CLIENT
Products Are Raising Serious Amounts Of Capital
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But … It Can Go Terribly Wrong Without:
• Analysis of COGS and Fixed Costs• Designed for Manufacture and Assembly• Manufacturing Strategy & Schedule• Threshold Analysis• Marketing Strategy
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DFMA Review, COGS Analysis, Cost Estimation, Manufacturing Strategy
Platform Optimized For Hardware,Campaign Strategy, Marketing Execution
Factory RFQ and Selection, Production Startup, Certifications, On-the-Ground
Far East Project Management
There Is A Better Way: The Dragon Integrated Approach
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One -> Many
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Manufacturing TriangleCost (COGS)
Quality
Cost
Schedule
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Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
• Direct costs for goods produced.• Does NOT include Tooling.• Actual price depends on where a
company takes ownership:- Ex-Factory (XF)- FOB (add overland transport to
XF)- Landed (add shipping to FOB)- Inventory (add warehousing)
• Price will vary by date depending on running changes, transportation costs, currency exchange, commodity costs, etc.
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Very Simple Retail Costing Model
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Sell-Through Price(Retail Price)
Sell-In Price(Wholesale Price)
COGS
RetailerGross Profit
CompanyGross Profit
COGS
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COGS Drivers
YOUR DESIGN•Material and Component Selection•Fabrication Method•Manufacturing Efficiency (First Time Yield, machine tonnage, assembly labor, number of operations, etc.)
•Quality Requirements (driven by requirements / Voice of Customer)
•Packout (replaceable vs. rechargeable batteries; packaging; spares, etc.)
MANUFACTURING PARTNER•BOM Transparency•Profit Margin•Labor Rate•Currency•Geographic Location (shipping, tariffs, etc.)
•Capability (in-house vs. outsourced)
•Supply Chain (Purchasing Power, volume (piggy back), Consigned vs Purchased, etc).
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Controlling Costs
1.Deconstruct the BOM.2.Separate special components.3.Transparency4.Compare to standards.5.NegoAate Inclusions
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COGS Strategies
Cost
•When manufacturing in volume for a CE product, it is cri8cal to understand and control COGS. Focus here! Because of the volume, every penny counts ($10k @ 1M units)
•Calculate labor rates. Pop Quiz – How???
•Bill of Material Transparency: Require factories to provide an item by item costed BOM. No mysteries or hidden formulas.
•Build a “Standard Cost” database. Price out cost reduc8ons.
•If 8me permits, develop rela8onships with mul8ple vendors to avoid single source suppliers. Leverage is a beau8ful word.
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Anatomy of a BOM• Plastic• Purchased Parts• Electrical Components• Consigned Components• Deco• Packaging• Assembly Labor• CM Profit, Overhead and Scrap• Overland Transportation
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• Does it matter that it is a gear???
• Components (3)1. Material Cost
= Part Weight * Resin Cost
2. Machine Overhead: = Hourly Cost * Cycle Time (sec) / (3,600 sec / hr)
3. Factory Mark-up, Scrap and Overhead (%)
• Total Part Cost: = (Material Cost + Overhead Cost) * (1+Factory M/U)
How to Calculate Plastic Costs
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HK Resin Prices (USD/Ton)
Reference: http://www.nhh.com.hk/eng/trading/price_trend.asp(you will need to create a login)
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Item Cost (USD)
280 Ton / hr $15.48
220 Ton / hr $10.96
180 Ton / hr $8.38
140 Ton / hr $7.09
100 Ton / hr $5.80
80 Ton / hr $5.16
Typ. PRC Molding Rates
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How to Calculate EE Costs
• Cost = Component * Usage• Separate high cost components over a certain
threshold. Apply a lower mark-up.• Apply Factory M/U
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Typical PRC CM Margins(Profit, Scrap, Overhead)
PCBA6–8%
Toys12%
Consumer15%
Medical >40%
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Other BOM Costs
• Deco (Tampo, Paint, etc.)• Labor (PRC $2 – 6 / hr)• Packaging (Gift + Master)
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Add It Up
• Plastic• Purchased Parts• Electrical Components• Consigned Components• Deco• Packaging• Assembly Labor• CM Profit, Overhead and Scrap• Overland Transportation
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Quality
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QualityDefini&ons:•Quality = Customer Sa&sfac&on = Performance – Expecta&ons•“Fitness for Use”
•Incoming Quality Control: Use good ingredients.•Build and test along the way. Use sub-‐components.•Sta&s&cal Process Control (SPC) / Yield. Find out now, not later.•Sample Tes&ng: Temp/Humidity; Transporta&on; Drop; T/T; Small Parts; Heavy Metals;
Compliance; Func&onal; Life. How do tests match reality? ISTA-‐2A.•Final Inspec&on / Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL)•Walk the line. Get your hands dirty.•It is much easier (and less expensive) to make changes before Produc&on Start.•What happens if something fails?•Will make or break a product … and a Company!•Quality is rarely considered in the engineering phase by startups due to schedule, cost and
technical pressures.•Watch out for the Unknown Unknowns.•Strong indicator of long term success, etc.•Can you answer the ques/on “How do you know the product is good”?
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Schedule
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Schedule•Many consumer products are driven by the Christmas (which has a fixed date).
•Plan con&ngency in your schedule. Things never go according to plan.
•Have an onsite presence.•Track schedule carefully and take correc&ve ac&ons early.•Avoid: “There is never &me to do it right the first &me, but there is always &me to do it again. ”
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The Road to Production
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Detailed Milestones‣Hand Over / Kick-‐Off
-‐Form CM Team-‐Contact Lists / Roles and Responsibili&es
-‐ME and EE File transfer-‐Works Like / Looks Like Samples-‐CM trip to the US if possible (access to models and team, rela&onship building).
-‐Factory Input‣Components
-‐Engineering-‐Quality-‐Produc&on Planning (interface with Sales)
-‐Sourcing / MA / Cos&ng-‐Logis&cs-‐Process / Procedure-‐Financial (modeling and payments)
‣Pre-‐Produc&on Milestones-‐Tool Release-‐Tool Start (TS)-‐First Shots (FS)-‐Engineering Pilot 1 (EP1)-‐EP2-‐EP3-‐Final Engineering Pilot (FEP)-‐Produc&on Pilot (PP)
‣Produc&on-‐Produc&on Start (PS)-‐Ramp
‣Engineering Change No&ce (ECN)‣Sustaining (Quality Up / Cost Down)‣Sunset
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Questions?
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