Chia-Chun Chung of Cadence Process Consulting observes that hard tech company founders have much uncertainty on how to go from “breakthrough performance” in the lab to “the new normal” for their product.  Scaling up uncovers unexpected problems that lengthen the time to market putting the company trajectory in jeopardy.  There are 3 big challenges to overcome when you go from the lab to full-scale production: unit economics, process behaviors, and quality standards.

Chia-Chun cautions that the ability to scale effectively requires you to set realistic expectations, map out your processes, and shorten your critical path to accelerate the speed of learning, and understand process dependencies.  She provides a 3-step process that every hard tech manufacturer can take to ensure a successful scaling journey.  Listen to the end to get the details of her gift to our listeners.

Show highlights

04:17   The challenge of going from the lab to commercial production.

05:30   Why you can’t scale by making what you do in the lab bigger.

07:46   Tackling the difficult challenge of scaling.

09:43   How companies benefit from following the right process to scale.

13:52   An implementation roadmap for scaling your process.

16:47   Learn about Chia-Chun.  Email Chia-Chun at chiachun@cadenceprocess.com or call her at +1.781.957-6910.

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