Nick from Calibrex talks about combining his passion for fitness and hardware into this pocket-sized coach.

3 Things To Takeaway

• A crowdsourced feature board to gather ideas from users and prioritize development
• Offload heavy computation to the phone app so the device can be lean, mean, and efficient
• Take care of your first customers. Handwritten notes, special features, and access to exclusive perks. They'll do the marketing for you.

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Chapters (thanks AI)

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:01 Creating a Fitness Tracker for Weightlifters

08:16 The Importance of Personalization and Customer Engagement

11:46 Challenges in Building the First Version

13:32 Power Management and Hardware Design

21:13 Improvements in Calibrex 2 and User Feedback

24:21 Crowdsourced Feature Board and User Engagement

29:32 Raising Capital and Scaling the Business

31:42 Advice for Entrepreneurs in Hardware