Full disclosure: In addition to being a long time lurker on here, I&#x27;m also at a startup focused on matchmaking product designers and startups &amp; midsize teams, and I&#x27;m trying to better understand our market, and whether we&#x27;re solving the right problems. Will you help me?<p>I have a couple questions for anyone here who is working on a physical product idea, especially for those of you in the connected hardware space.<p>1: Do you consider the design an important factor in your success?<p>2: Are you, yourself, in charge of the functional or aesthetic design on your team?<p>3: How many members does your team have? And of that number is there a dedicated industrial designer with prior experience?<p>4: How did you find your product designer?<p>5: Does the prospect of connecting with a community of designers more easily appeal to you?<p>6: How long is your current development cycle, and how much of that is spent on the design vs testing, research, engineering iterations?<p>Thanks very much for your feedback. And if you have any suggestions on another place I might find more hardware makers, I&#x27;d very much appreciate the chance to ask them, too.<p>Cheers!
Ask HN: How many of you feel capable as an industrial designer