[muaddirac]

What are your testing methodologies like? Startups aren't what come to mind when I think of rock-solid engineering - but as a medical hardware company I'd expect a thorough and rigorous testing practice. What sort of automated or manual testing do you do? Is there any formal verification of the software?

[bkolko]

I can't say the FDA process is the most fun thing I've ever done, but it's been a great opportunity to bring the rock-solid engineering framework to our product development. We use a combination of in-house testing and external testing labs to get the rigor required by regulatory agencies.

Probably the most important part of startup culture that's letting us innovate differently is the ability to create product development processes that prioritize human centered design. It means we develop and test in a different order, and our failure criteria for tests are not just about function, but also about form.