Zach Supalla: From Maker to Manufacturer at Makerland

This is a talk by Zach Supalla, CEO of Spark, presented at Makerland 2014 conference. It's a story about first experiences with Internet of Things, Spark's kickstarter campaign and becoming a manufacturer.

Video of this talk: https://vimeo.com/90706877

Transcript

1. FROM MAKER TO MANUFACTURER
2. Zach Supalla CEO of Spark @zsupalla @sparkdevices spark.io
3. https://vimeo.com/67698662
4. 15,000 shipped to 61 countries
6. MAKE IT WORK MAKE IT PRETTY SELL IT MAKE FRIENDS MAKE IT MANUFACTURABLE MAKE IT SHIP IT
7. MAKE IT WORK
8. January 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd2Arz2vjmg
9. MAKE IT PRETTY
10. Confidential 2012
12. SLA, spray paint, a nice camera, and good lighting
13. $12,000 $500
14. nice lighting, again
15. SELL IT
18. MAKE FRIENDS
21. REQUEST FOR QUOTE
22. SHOULD-COST MODEL
23. MAKE IT MANUFACTURABLE
24. DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING (DFM) Reduce cost ! Reduce lead time ! Increase yield ! Open source: Improve small batch mfg.
25. DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING (DFM)
26. MAKE IT
27. TESTING TESTING TESTING
28. https://vimeo.com/78477112
29. SHIP IT
31. MAKE IT WORK MAKE IT PRETTY SELL IT MAKE FRIENDS MAKE IT MANUFACTURABLE MAKE IT SHIP IT $ $$ $$ $$$ $$$ $$$$ $$$$
32. FROM MAKER TO MANUFACTURER @zsupalla @sparkdevices spark.io