From Prototype to Product: The Story of HyLite

This lecture covers the journey of HyLite, a cleantech start-up founded by three co-founders from EPFL, focusing on off-grid energy solutions. It addresses the global issue of energy access, the market size in Tanzania, the development of the iron battery, the crowdfunding campaign, and the industrialization process. The lecture also delves into the business model in Tanzania, the service provided by HyLite, the cube technology, the charging system, and the team behind the project. It concludes with learnings, advice for start-ups, and the importance of exploring idea potentials before venturing into a start-up. The lecture emphasizes the significance of minimal viable products, low-cost prototyping, customer discovery, and the pre-industrialization phase.