On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Rehman ↗
In their words
we put our early prototypes out before they were finished Brian and I were still pouring the water by hand and collecting the money manually and those early prototypes are now retired but we still sold our product because our product is T not the bot
not selling it means that nobody is coming to you and returning that hardware product you don't have to deal with that piece of it
you can iterate on your product after you've released it and you can focus on user experience instead of the actual hardware costs
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What is teaBOT?
A Toronto company, operating as TBOT Inc., whose machine blends and brews loose-leaf tea to order. Companies pay a flat monthly fee to have one installed and staff order through an app.
What is Rehman Merali's background?
A PhD in autonomous space robotics from the University of Toronto, plus earlier work at Harvard Medical School and the University of Toronto Robotics Association.
What did he speak about at TechTO?
Building a hardware company that doesn't sell hardware — the argument that renting or servicing the device beats selling it. April 2016.