saurabhpalan

Been thinking about creating a space to hangout with AI, clubhouse meets lofi music room. Would love to get some feedback.

Changing hardware as you know it. Idea to Products in 5 days.

Misfit Labs is on the list too!

They just launched a successful campaign on Indiegogo and were on TC yesterday.

Quoting from Quora "The advice we received was that they really like them to be a minute or less because founders/partners only have a few minutes to read each application.

It could be that you gave enough information in that time or that because it was 1:30 they just watched some of it to get an understanding. I wouldn't worry about it though."

http://www.quora.com/Y-Combinator/Our-YC-application-video-f...

Trevor Blackwell Updated on Quora "We'll email out interview requests later today (Nov 15). People not invited to interview will also get an email."

http://www.quora.com/Y-Combinator/What-time-will-Y-Combinato...

Are you suggesting 11/15 i.e today at 3pm or Saturday 11/17 at 3pm?

Slept a sleepless night refreshing my YC news page every min...I am nervous...hell ya.

So should we be expecting email or a notification on HN page?

Can I ask How many views did you guys get. We had something like 3 or 4 views.

I am tired of ATT and Verizon. Hope someone teams up with Google to provide better coverage at a reasonable cost

I am really looking forward to the Startup visa...its about time

If you liked the book, you would love the Udacity Course by Steve Blank

Couldn't help but created a mental checklist

Score : 10/12

What's yours?

I am just glad YC is realising the potential of HW companies. Being a Hardware Engineer, I have been feeling out of place in Silicon Valley Startup Scenes.

Hope that trend changes soon.

I guess she did not meant it literally. I think She's going back to building new innovative products ground up. Pretty much roots of any (successful) company.

Internet of Things is inevitable. Its a human tendency to try to connect with everything around them. It started with telephones and then emails, mobile phones, social networks...now that we have established a means of communication between at least half of the worlds population, via one of the above mentioned technology, its time to start connecting our house, cars and even pets.

I think there is going to be a Pandora (ref to movie Avatar) like reality where everything is connected, but in case of humans the 'Eywa' will be 'Internet'.

Its not about the idea, about the product or about the technology. It was Steve's unique way to change the way a product is made, to make it intuitive, elegant and simple which set him apart.

Its not the idea, but implementation of the idea, in the most creative and beautiful manner, that matters.

There's another one in planning process in the Palo Alto area...closer to the event venue

https://www.facebook.com/events/425017657562473/

Hi,

I Hardware is not something which you can just decide to learn one thing after another. It is an intuitive and hands-on session requiring Labs in most case.

I can try to tell you how you can do it, but you need a lot more than a computer and just few components.

Also when you mean hardware, it covers a lot of subjects. So I think you want to understand difference between Hardware and Electronics (no, its not same)

I will start with Electronics. You need to start with electronics more or less in the following sequence 1. Basics of Electronics - Fundamentals like Voltage, Current, Power, Frequency 2. Electronics Components - Active and Passive components 3. Analog and Digital electronics 4. Electronic Circuit Analysis & Design - Transistors, MOSFET's etc) 5. Analog Circuits 6. Digital Design and Logic Circuits 7. Motors - Now this is tricky, as there are so many types of motors. But if you are interested only in digital, focud on DC , Servo and Stepper motors 8. Sensors - Types, working, usage etc 9. Microprocessors and Microcontroller 10. Computer Architecture and Organization

I can go on, but I think it will be a few years for you to get to these.

The above mentioned track will get you started in Digital Electronics, for analog electronics you need to dive deeper into Power Electronics, AC Machines, etc.

I have also left out signal processing and communication topics. Digital Signal Communication is something you might want to get familiarize with for wireless technology like ZigBee, Bluetooth, WiFi etc

With Digital circuits, you may or may not need a lab environment, but for any AC related stuff, Lab is a must. Do not even try it at home without guidance.

For skills you need to acquire: 1. Component Identification 2. Breadboarding 3. Electronic tools and devices - Wire cutting tools, stripping, soldering iron, de-soldering, heat gun, hotplate soldering. 4. Electronic Measurement devices - Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Logic Analyzer etc. 5. ELECTRICAL SAFETY TECHNIQUES. - A bad code won't kill you, but a bad circuit can

Everyone keeps saying Education system is broken, and to some extent it is. Here's some reasons why...

1. with advancements in technology, education too needs to evolve, but we are still stuck in the era of printed books and expensive text books. I remember seeing a computer for the 1st time in grade 7. It took me few years to understand the complete potential and how I can use it. Now, kids in pre-school are hooked to iPad games and have figured out ways to watch cartoon on demand. Thus going to school to learn about animals from textbook pics is not very inspiring and interesting.

2. For higher education, the school text books are still stuck in the 90's technology. School needs to engage students with more hands-on work, rather than lectures. Hands-on project building and training is a very useful tool for learning and has proven to be more engaging among students of all ages. [Shameless advertisement : checkout my workshops on robotics at workshop.iroboticist.com]