Ergonomic desk accessory product
A small-team physical product business designing and selling an ergonomic accessory that relieves discomfort from desk work.
The idea, in plain language
A small-team physical product business that designs, manufactures and sells an ergonomic accessory meant to relieve discomfort (specifically elbow pain) from desk work. The episode follows three former college roommates who invented the product together and took it to market as a hardware item. Startup cost includes design, prototyping, tooling and inventory; customer is desk workers with pain. No revenue or margin numbers are given.
Where the sources agree
- It is a physical hardware product, not software.
- A small team of co-founders built and marketed it.
- The target customer is desk workers experiencing pain.
What each source says
side-hustle-school#898 - Back Pain Sufferer Brings Profits Home To Roost
A product manager with back pain designs and sells a laptop stand that raises screens to eye level, turning a personal ergonomic problem into a hardware side hustle.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#1045 - Trio of Friends Creates Ergonomic Desk Accessory
Three former college roommates design and sell an ergonomic desk accessory to relieve elbow pain from desk work.
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