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URL:https://forgeimpact.org/events/from-3-to-83-how-to-increase-survival-r
 ates-for-hardtech-innovation/
SUMMARY:From 3 to 83% – How to Increase Survival Rates for Hardtech Innov
 ation
DESCRIPTION:Insights from over 1\,000 startups\nMost hardtech startups fail
  not from bad ideas\, but from building something the market doesn’t nee
 d compounded by avoidable missteps in design\, manufacturing\, and supplie
 r engagement.\nThis panel shares proven strategies from over 1\,000 hardte
 ch startups to boost survival rates:\n\n 	Use customer discovery to align 
 with market needs\n 	Engage suppliers early to avoid costly mistakes\n 	De
 sign for manufacturability from day one\n 	Learn from real-world case stud
 ies\n\nJoin FORGE at Rally Innovation 2025\n🗓 Sept 25\, 2025 | 10:00–
 10:45 AM\n📍 Indiana Convention Center\, Stage 2 – Exhibit Hall\nModer
 ator: Mark Michalski\, FORGE\nPanelists: Laura Teicher (FORGE)\, Cvic Inno
 cent (Frankenbuild Ventures)\, Mike Stone (Cofab Design)\n🔗 View full e
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