Run the tech side while you’re small
A technical lead for the hardware, firmware, app, and cloud decisions, until you are ready to hire one full time.
CES 2027 / Las VegasGood to meet you at CES.
Good to meet you at CES.
Let’s keep talking.
Thanks for taking the card. We build the technical side of hardware products: the firmware, the app that pairs with the device, and the cloud behind them. If what you’re building could use outside help, tell us where you’re at and Dan will follow up.
Some of our workDevices, apps,
Devices, apps,
and the platforms behind them.
OptiPour
Load-cell hardware, touchscreen POS, and the tab logic behind it
Chillshark
Smart cold plunge: IoT hardware, firmware, and a companion app
DrivLynk
Post · Connect · Done — carriers, drivers, and dispatchers on one platform
SharpDuel
MVP built in 6 weeks, $200K in monthly revenue within 4 months
Gaminglight
Built and scaled a gaming platform to over $1M in annual revenue
PropsBot
Advanced-stat pipelines feeding a prediction API and a Flutter app
How we help hardware teamsThe device, the app,
The device, the app,
and the cloud behind them.
We’re looking for a few longer working relationships with hardware teams this year. That could be a small piece of work or the whole technical side.
Extra hands on the firmware and the app
Embedded firmware, over-the-air updates, the mobile app that pairs with the device, and the backend it reports to.
Getting from prototype to production
Moving off breakout boards, a custom PCB path, a bill of materials, and the test plan for devices already in the field.
After the showPick up where
Pick up where
we left off.
Remind us who you are and what you’re building. If we talked at your booth, add the number so we can place the conversation.
Dan reads every one of these and replies himself.
Prefer email? [email protected] · or find us on LinkedIn
haynes lab attended CES 2027. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Consumer Technology Association.