Business Models for Hardware Companies: An Investor's Perspective
Video from UW CoMotion. Watch on YouTube.
What you'll get
Chrissy Meyer, a partner at the seed investor Root Ventures, speaks in a 2020 University of Washington series on common business models for hardware companies and when each works, from high-volume consumer products to low-volume enterprise hardware, and which models appeal most to venture investors. It is an investor's view from 2020, so use it to see how one would judge your model, and skim it for revenue ideas if you plan to own the company yourself.
Do this week
Write your revenue model in three lines, who pays, how much per unit and whether they buy once or again, and mark whether it would work without outside investors.