Imagine being the pilot of a Formula 1 car. You have at your disposal 1,000hp (a V6 twin-turbo + an electrical engine). The car is extremely aerodynamic and weights barely 1,450 pounds (660 kg). It can reach speeds over 240 mph (380 kph). You will have to race against 19…

Jet packs were invented in 1919 but really started to fly at the end of the fifties. They were very hard to control and there range was very limited as they were relying only on hydrogen peroxide-powered engines. With the new jet engines weighting about 5 pounds and producing 55…

I decided to sell my camera. I tried on CraigsList but nobody was interested. I decided to sell it on eBay. Until Yesterday, I only used eBay as a buyer, not a seller. So here we go, it’s painful (because the UI/UX of the eBay website is awful, welcome back…

My first Kickstarter campaign was a total failure! It was in 2013. I invented the leaf clip. A revolutionary device that was supposed to replace your wallet. I raised $297! I was ashamed and buried the project. Never talked about it to anyone… 3 years later, I couldn’t afford to…

Let’s start with a definition of Family Tech. To me, it’s “connecting parents with their kids in meaningful ways via technology.” In the US, there are 23M families averaging 2 children aged 3–11 (source: childstats.gov and cia.gov). …

(Lesson Learned on Product Development) — I’m Sam, co-founder of a start-up based in San Francisco. I’m VP product in charge of developing our new kick-ass B2C app. It’s no surprise that we use the ‘Build-Measure-Learn’ iterative process, better known as ‘Lean Methodology’. The fundamental activity of a startup is to turn ideas into products, measure…