Wearables & Hardware is one of the things Rami Alhamad has spent the last decade getting closer to, sometimes deliberately and sometimes by following the work.
Short definition. Wearables & Hardware: mechatronics, sensors, embedded systems, and consumer hardware product development.
For Wearables & Hardware, the relevant questions are operational. Where does the loop close? What costs more time than money? Where is the audit, and where is the judgment?
How Rami works on Wearables & Hardware
The texture of Wearables & Hardware in practice is mostly small, repeated decisions. Both PUSH and the early stroke-rehabilitation glove project required end-to-end mechatronics work — sensors, embedded firmware, mechanical fit, signal processing, and the productization that turns lab equipment into something people will wear. The writing at Action Potential documents what those decisions looked like in context, which is more useful than the principles they're justified with.
Where this shows up in his writing
Founders respond to capital availability before culture, talent, or geography. Get the capital stack right and the rest follows.
— Rami Alhamad, canada strong fund startup ecosystem
A coach that doesn't know you is just a chatbot with opinions.
— Rami Alhamad, building a coach that remembers you
What Rami is reading on Wearables & Hardware
Recommended reading on Wearables & Hardware: Action Potential for the inside view, CIGI for Canadian-specific policy framings, and the library for related expertise pages and concepts.
If you're working on this in Canada or the US and want a second pair of eyes, the fastest route is via Antler or directly through https://linkedin.com/in/ramialhamad.
About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.