Scaling a hardware venture is uniquely complex. You're balancing capital intensity, long product cycles, and the need for constant innovation, all while trying to stay in sync with what the market actually wants.

This session tackles the challenge of how early-stage and growing hardware startups can gather, interpret, and act on industry feedback to scale efficiently and avoid costly missteps.

Learn from real experience

We’ll go deep into building a feedback loop that actually works, so you’re not guessing what to build next. Mattias Scheek, founder of Mayht (acquired by Sonos), shares how his team used industry and customer signals to shape product development, go-to-market, and business strategy.

What you’ll gain from this session

• A clear approach to scaling smarter, not just bigger, by using feedback to guide growth decisions
• How to identify and prioritise the right feedback sources
• Ways to embed structured feedback loops into your product and company processes
• Lessons from Mayht’s journey, from breakthrough product innovation to strategic acquisition

Who it’s for

• Founders and CEOs of early to growth-stage hardware startups, including deeptech

After your session

Join the wider Techleap Community for a candid AMA with Thomas Wolf (Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face) and Annabelle Vultee (CEO, GoodHabitz) from 17:00–18:00, followed by dinner, drinks, and networking with peers from 18:00-21:00.