Difficulties of Investing in Hardware Startups | Jeff Wilson & Zain Jaffer

Jupe is a high-design prefab shelter technology company, building products enabling short-term travelers to escape into the wilds of nature while remaining plugged in. Founded by Jeff Wilson, a modular housing and design innovator, Jupe was designed and built by former SpaceX, Tesla, and Airbnb employees.  Jupe’s design is inspired by cosmic aesthetics with a comfortable, modern interior. Jupe units are available for pre-order in December 2020, with the first deliveries expected in Spring 2021. To learn more about Jupe, please visit jupe.com. Each Jupe unit is shipped as part of a chassis foundation that can be flat-packed to roam anywhere, without regard to the electrical grid, and is assembled in hours. Pre-orders for the Jupe units are now available for a refundable $99, with first deliveries in Spring 2021.  ================================================================ Subscribe to Zain Jaffer: https://bit.ly/2SWhYW5 Follow the PropTech VC Podcast: Listen on Apple - https://apple.co/2Izoznu Listen on Spotify -  https://spoti.fi/2STWDwq Listen on Google Play - https://bit.ly/2H7s6c0 Follow Zain Jaffer at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainjaffer Website: https://zainjaffer.com/ Current Ventures: https://zain-ventures.com/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainjaffer/ ================================================================ Creating the World's First Co-Living Start-Up: https://youtu.be/K2MQNZnfvOA Innovative Housing that can change the world! https://youtu.be/K92fRT04Qjo Building an Online E-Commerce Furniture Empire: https://youtu.be/WhznBbYMhhg ================================================================ About Zain Jaffer: Zain Jaffer is an accomplished executive, investor, and entrepreneur. He started his first company at the age of 14 and later moved to the US as an immigrant to found Vungle, after securing $25M from tech giants including Google & AOL in 2011. Vungle recently sold for $780m.   His achievements have garnered international recognition and acclaim; he is the recipient of prestigious awards such as “Forbes 30 Under 30”, “Inc. Magazine’s 35 Under 35” and the “SF Business Times Tech & Innovation Award”. He is regularly featured in major business & tech publications such as The Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, and TechCrunch.