How a lifelong inventor built a better light bulb

Stephen Katsaros, Nokero, Physical Product

I’m surprised when I hear of entrepreneurs who actually get into hardware. Hardware is a lot harder than software. It requires often patents, manufacturing, distribution, and still people get into it like today’s guest.

What makes today’s guest so unique is not only has he gotten into hardware, but he’s using it to make the world a better place. Steve Katsaros is bringing energy to people who need it. He is the founder of Nokero, which develops and distributes safe, affordable solar-based technologies.

Stephen Katsaros

Nokero

Stephen Katsaros is the founder of Nokero, which develops and distributes safe, affordable solar-based technologies.

Andrew: Hey, everyone. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart.

And if you’ve listened to any of my 1,000+ interviews here on Mixergy, you might have noticed that I usually interview software entrepreneurs. Software has gotten easier, right? Easier to create, easier to distribute, easier to iterate on. That’s why I’m so surprised when I hear of entrepreneurs who actually get into hardware. Hardware is a lot harder. It requires patents often, manufacturing, distribution, and still people get into it like today’s guest.

What makes today’s guest so unique is not only has he gotten into hardware, but he’s using it to make the world a better place. He is bringing energy to people who need it. His name is Steve Katsaros. He is the founder of Nokero, which develops and distributes safe, affordable solar-based technologies. This interview is sponsored by two great companies. The...

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