2000~ Open source movement 2005~ Cloud computing Huge scale web service development democratized! Planning first, Financing first, Prototype first, Public release first, ….Making first!
New style of innovation, also new style funding. Two legendary engineer made that acceleration system Y Combinator (2005~) Y Combinator is the engineer investor fund to engineer entrepreneur, only for the prototype, not a Powerpoint.
2000~ Open source movement 2005~ Cloud computing 2012~ Maker Movement Dreamer Kit, Web tutorial Prototype Maker Arduino, Digital Fablicaion Veteran Maker Online PCB, Online CNC Hardware Startup Crowdfunding, Mass Production Online promotion, Supply chain -Seeedstudio
Maker: New category of Inventors Traditional Inventors Maker Idea/R&D/ Prototype University’s Lab Big company’s Lab Community Lab/MakerSpace Internet Produce By the company, By the businessman or professional. By the Community, By the hobbyist. Promotion Advertise company Professsional Salesman Croud Funding, By the Community, By the hobbyist. Revolution: Before and After
Startup is only the way for Makers? Crowdfunding became full time pre-sales job. How to continue our project? Where is the better place for Indie Makers?
The world needs you. You need you. We need each other. Thanks for your help. TAKASU: [email protected] So, please, go with your impulses! Explore! Go out and find cool things. Play with cool projects. See what works for you. See what doesn’t work for you. Please share what works and what doesn’t work with others, so they may have an opportunity to learn from your experience – just as you have been learning from the experience of others. This is how things grow. This is how you grow. So, please go out and grow! Message from Mitch and me for YOU!