Jonathan Friedman

Jonathan Friedman is a two-time Y Combinator founder and an independent advisor for hardware startup founders, who is currently living and operating part-time in China. He leverages his Ph.D. in electrical engineering, alongside a strong background in biomedical and industrial systems engineering, to assist emerging companies with their physical product development. Offering free consultations, Friedman helps entrepreneurs navigate complex challenges related to global supply chains, factory manufacturing, distribution logistics, and physical hardware product design. His primary objective is to help founders systematically optimize their physical product operations to significantly boost profit margins and expand market share for companies moving or selling hardware. Drawing on his dual experience as an engineering expert and a serial entrepreneur, he provides the critical technical expertise required to successfully scale hardware ventures and resolve complex manufacturing and distribution bottlenecks.