After dedicating a decade to buildcircuit.com, I came to a profound realization: my efforts primarily revolved around purchasing and reselling electronics kits and modules. When I first embarked on this journey with buildcircuit.com, my ambition was to innovate and offer unique electronic devices. However, it became evident that simply procuring products wholesale and selling them didn’t align with the core values of my business. Every entrepreneur starts with a ‘WHY,’ and the repetitive cycle of buying and selling felt disconnected from my original purpose, leading to a sense of monotony and dissatisfaction.

Another key aspiration behind establishing BuildCircuit was to develop products with real-world utility for everyday users. While Arduino-related products are predominantly utilized for prototyping, I aimed to create items that bridged the gap between prototype and commercial use. For instance, instead of just an Arduino-operated FM radio, I envisioned something akin to a commercial-grade radio.

Thus, I delved into the vast realm of electronics to seek out challenges that would both inspire and motivate me to create products accessible to users beyond the Arduino community.

In 2019, during the development of a basic up/down counter module for hobbyists, I noticed a scarcity of companies offering seven-segment display drivers. Motivated by this gap in the market, I embarked on designing drivers for seven-segment displays. As this journey progressed and I crafted several drivers, the concept of designing various types of Arduino-based scoreboards began to take shape.

Thus, I coined the project as SCOREDUINO, which not only fulfilled my initial objectives but also evolved into a systematic approach for designing drivers and scoreboards.

This project served a dual purpose:

1. Offering products that were not widely available in the market. For instance, a visit to platforms like tindie.com would reveal that I am the sole designer selling Scoreboards. Additionally, in many table tennis or futsal clubs, traditional scoreboards are often absent, replaced by digital alternatives like scoreboard apps or computer monitors.
2. Creating products closely resembling commercial offerings in terms of simplicity, size, price, and aesthetics.

Ultimately, SCOREDUINO transcended from being merely a project to becoming a comprehensive methodology for designing drivers and scoreboards.