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Feel free to book a demo [here](https://calendar.app.google/AHhzPK3LRhwZFBHC6)\n\nIf you have hardware products you love, but the customer support sucks, tell us about it [founders@telemetron.ai](mailto:founders@telemetron.ai)\\\n\\\nhttps://youtu.be/9Om9a2DVN6Q", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OlP-telemetron-the-support-platform-that-understands-hardware", "votes": 193, "created_at": "2025-11-05T17:41:45.019Z" } ] } ]