<p>Keywords</p><p><br></p><p>smart safe, innovation, entrepreneurship, manufacturing challenges, product development, technology, security, Oscar Hedaya, Space, digital revolution</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Takeaways</p><p><br></p><p>Oscar Hedaya&#39;s background in tech led to the creation of Space.</p><p>The idea for Space was born from a personal experience with theft.</p><p>Manufacturing a smart safe involves complex integration of hardware and software.</p><p>Resistance to change in the safe industry is driven by profitability.</p><p>Passion is crucial for true innovation in product development.</p><p>Technical hurdles include creating a reliable PCBA and software integration.</p><p>The smart safe offers unique features like tamper alerts and panic pins.</p><p>Customer feedback drives continuous improvement and feature updates.</p><p>The future roadmap includes expanding into enterprise solutions.</p><p>Space aims to be a leader in innovative security products.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Summary</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Venture Step Podcasts, host Dalton Anderson interviews Oscar Hedaya, founder and CEO of Space, a company revolutionizing the safe industry with a smart, connected product. Oscar shares his inspiration for creating Space, the challenges faced in manufacturing, and the importance of passion in innovation. The conversation delves into the technical hurdles of integrating hardware and software, the unique features of the smart safe, and the future roadmap for the company, including enterprise solutions and continuous improvement driven by customer feedback.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Sound bites</p><p><br></p><p>&quot;There&#39;s so much resistance to change.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Creating a PCBA could take a year.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Our safe is super customizable.&quot;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction to Space and Oscar Hedaya</p><p>02:16 Inspiration Behind Space: A Personal Journey</p><p>04:54 Challenges in Manufacturing and Industry Resistance</p><p>10:12 The Importance of Passion in Innovation</p><p>14:58 Technical Hurdles in Creating Smart Safes</p><p>20:05 The Role of Software and Over-the-Air Updates</p><p>24:52 Lessons from Other Industries: Dyson&#39;s Innovation</p><p>29:05 The Future of Innovation in the Safe Industry</p><p>30:15 Revolutionizing Security: The Smart Safe Concept</p><p>37:03 Innovative Features: Enhancing Safety and User Experience</p><p>43:09 Customer-Centric Development: The Power of Feedback</p><p>49:53 Future of Security: Expanding Beyond Traditional Safes</p><p><br></p><p>Learn More</p><p>https://www.thespacesafe.com/</p><p>https://www.thespacesafe.com/products/the-space-safe</p><p>https://www.thespacesafe.com/pages/contact-us</p><p><br></p><p>Venture Step</p><p>https://www.daltonanderson.net/</p><p>https://www.daltonanderson.net/venture-step/</p><p><br></p>