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Sit On The Floor More! With Greg Klein, creator of floor-sitting-to-standing desk

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✍️ Show Notes:

While working from home during COVID, Greg Klein wanted to sit on the floor. But he couldn't find a desk that actually allowed for that. So, he scratched his own itch and brought to life the world's first electric floor-sitting to standing desk. Listen to Greg's entrepreneurship journey as well as his advice for those looking to build and sell their own hardware products.
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  • Get validation as early as you can by talking to everyone around you. Don't hide your product idea behind polished design and marketing - get true validation!
  • It's lonely being a founder, and even more so in consumer hardware, so if you don't have a co-founder, find mentors and other founders in a similar space - most are happy to give advice!
  • Unforseen costs are always going to come up, especially in hardware dev, so give yourself some buffer.


    • 🔎 Keywords: Uppeal Design, mobility, workspace, standing desk, differentiation, validation, manufacturing, shipping, customer needs, wellness, hardware, consumer

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