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What was the rationale for the features?ģ1:26 - Product materials and industrial design in light of the brand strategy i.e.
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Where did the idea come from?ħ:23 - At what point did the team get serious about testing the validity of Bird Buddy as a business? What did those tests look like?ġ1:24 - Kyle’s advice for founders building hardware/IoT startups how to best validate an idea in the early stages, using Bird Buddy as an example.ġ3:24 - Where did the Bird Buddy and Prota Ventures stories converge? (Shout out to Danny and Daniel from for the intro)ġ7:09 - For hardware entrepreneurs trying to figure out next steps - once they are serious about taking their business to the next level - what advice does Kyle have?ġ8:55 - Comments on “Hardware is Hard” in the VC/Angel community.Ģ1:31 - What information was Franci looking for when he was Googling around and found Ioterra and Prota?Ģ3:55 - What is the history of the design of Bird Buddy?Ģ7:16 - Product details of Bird Buddy. You can watch this episode via video here.ġ:40 - Franci intro, path as a technical entrepreneur leading up to him co-founding Bird BuddyĢ:32 - Kyle’s intro, path as an industrial designer, Bay Area to Chicago, to being a partner at Prota Ventures working with the Bird Buddy team.ģ:27 - Introduction to Bird Buddy. Visit for detailed notes and links to resources (videos, articles, etc…) mentioned. We also dive into practical advice for aspiring hardware/IoT entrepreneurs considering a Kickstarter campaign as part of their marketing strategy. We discuss many aspects of the story to date, including early validation work, design interactions, and the incorporation of feedback from interested customers. Bird Buddy is a smart bird feeder that notifies users of visiting birds with a live stream and AI-assisted photo capturing features. In this episode of Ventures, my guests Franci Zidar ( ) and Kyle Buzzard ( ) discuss the Bird Buddy story from an idea to a successful Kickstarter campaign.