Human Amplified · Fixed Fee · No Equity
Hardware Readiness Assessment
A focused single-engagement review for technical founders moving from prototype toward flight-qualified hardware. SAV arrives fully briefed by the venture's synthetic team - Architecture Scout, Supplier Intelligence, and Qualification Tracker output already synthesized into a working picture of where the venture stands. No onboarding. No wasted time.
Where this fits
When the Hardware Readiness Assessment is the right move
Prototype is working, flight is not yet planned
The technology has been demonstrated in a lab or on a breadboard. The path to flight-qualified hardware is still fuzzy, and the team needs to see the full campaign clearly before committing.
Budget or schedule questions are surfacing
Investors, partners, or the founding team are asking how much flight qualification will cost and how long it will take. Current estimates are ranges rather than defensible numbers.
Subsystem decisions are still open
Make-vs-buy calls remain to be made on several subsystems. The venture needs grounding in what comparable ventures did and what the supplier landscape actually supports.
A defensible hardware plan is needed soon
A fundraise, a grant application, a technical partnership, something is going to require a credible, evidence-based hardware readiness plan within the next 30–60 days.
What it delivers
The structured assessment you leave with
A written assessment plus a working session with the founding team. Six concrete outputs:
- ✓TRL honesty check, where each subsystem actually sits on the Technology Readiness Level scale
- ✓Gap map to flight, concrete path from current state to qualified flight hardware, prioritized by schedule risk and cost
- ✓Make-vs-buy recommendations, subsystem-level guidance with named candidate suppliers
- ✓Qualification campaign scope, full test sequence with realistic cost and duration estimates
- ✓Budget and schedule reality check, defensible hardware budget calibrated against comparable ventures
- ✓First-move plan, three to five concrete actions for the next 90 days
Investment
Pricing
Fixed fee. No equity. Delivered as a written assessment plus a working session with the founding team.
Fixed fee
Hardware Readiness Assessment
Single-engagement review of hardware position against flight readiness
Fixed fee · no equity taken
- ✓TRL honesty check across subsystems
- ✓Gap map to flight readiness
- ✓Make-vs-buy recommendations with named suppliers
- ✓Qualification campaign scope with cost and duration
- ✓Budget and schedule reality check
- ✓Written assessment plus working session
Next step
Know where your hardware actually stands
If the venture is moving from prototype toward flight, the Hardware Readiness Assessment gives the founding team a defensible picture of the campaign ahead, without the cost or timeline of a full consulting engagement.
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