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You're advising a team designing a client-specific hardware solution in a market where performance, reliability, lead times, and cost all matter. The client wants a strong fit for their use case, but your company also needs to manage engineering effort, lifecycle risk, and long-term profitability.
How do you prioritize features when designing a hardware solution for a client?