Episode 16: Podcast with Antoine Kuhnast — No Money, No Network: How Antoine Built a Deep Tech Startup from Scratch

What does it really take to build a startup from nothing, and scale it internationally?In this episode, Antoine Kuhnast, Founder & CTO of Safehear, shares the unfiltered story behind building a deep tech hardware company, starting as a student with no funding, no network, and no clear roadmap.Through pitching, failures, and real-world testing, he transformed a personal problem into a scalable industrial solution, before expanding from France to Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.🎧 You’ll learn: • How to go from idea to first traction without resources• How to test a new market before committing resources• What early-stage founders often get wrong about product development• The real differences between Europe and Asia in business execution• Why “expanding too fast” can destroy your startup• Why the GBA is a game-changer for hardware startupsA practical episode for founders navigating the hard truth of hardware industrialization.Connect with the Guest:Antoine Kuhnast (Founder/CTO of Safehear)https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinek-startup/Connect with the Host:Fiona Yeung (Community Lead, La French Tech Hong Kong - Shenzhen)https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionayeung/