Building a Vertical Integrator is really hard. 

1. >2 companies at once
2. Hardware is really hard
3. Incumbents are not dumb
4. The right level of integration is not obvious
5. Can’t pivot nearly as easily
6. Something better might come along
7. Takes money to make money

Part III is all about the challenges of building a Vertical Integrator, and I just scratched the surface. It's startups on near-impossible mode.

Part III is all about the challenges of building a Vertical Integrator, and I just scratched the surface. It's startups on near-impossible mode.

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"tried to do too much, too soon, too early"

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