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Maker movement
The document discusses the Maker Movement and how technology and the internet have enabled tinkerers to become Makers. Key developments like the Arduino microcontroller in 2005, desktop 3D printing in 2007, and cheap IoT technology in 2012 gave Makers powerful tools previously only available to experts. Online communities also help Makers overcome challenges by collaborating worldwide. While crowdfunding has provided initial funding, hardware accelerators now fill gaps in experience and continued support needed for success. As a result, many Makers are now starting their own successful hardware startups.
Maker movement
- 1. Maker Movement Sam Wurzel CEO,co-founder Octopart
- 2. “Makers” • January 2005- Make Magazine Published by O’Reilly Media • Makers = Tinkerers x Technology x Internet There's nothing new about tinkerers. We as a species have been tinkering for half a million years. What's new is technology and the internet. These new phenomena are turning tinkerers into Makers.
- 3. Well Known Tinkerers Somewell known electrical and electronics tinkerers from the past few centuries: Edison, Tesla, Bell, Marconi, Hewlett and Packard, Wozniak and Jobs.
- 4. Technology • Arduino -2005 • Desktop 3D Printing - 2007 • IoT Technology - 2012 Arduino, Desktop 3D printing, and cheap IoT technology have given Makers superpowers that were previously the domain of experts and large companies.
- 5. Technology Development Boards Development boardshave proliferated and drastically lowered the barriers to get working prototypes up and running.
- 6. Internet On the internetside, Makers from all over the world are helping each other overcome challenges that would have stymied individuals working on their own.
- 7. Crowd Funding 2012 20132014 Crowd funding is making capital available to Makers with an idea and the ability to communicate it to the world. However, an initial injection of money to a project does not always translate to success.
- 8. Hardware Accelerators Innocon Hardware acceleratorshave recognized the shortcomings of crowd funding and are filling the gaps in experience and funding.
- 9. Hardware Startups • Nest •FitBit • Oculus • Pebble • Canary • + lots more Here's the takeaway: Tinkerers are becoming Makers, and Makers are becoming Maker Pros and starting hardware startups.
- 10. Thanks! • Sam Wurzel •sam@octopart.com • @swurzel