Holoseat

h1. Start Up Resources

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h2. *FROM PROJECT TO KIT*

Hackaday on "turning an electronic project into a marketable kit"

* "SO YOU WANT TO SELL ELECTRONIC KITS":http://hackaday.com/2016/07/29/from-project-to-kit-so-you-want-to-sell-electronic-kits/

* "GETTING THE HARDWARE RIGHT":http://hackaday.com/2016/08/05/from-project-to-kit-getting-the-hardware-right/

* "INSTRUCTIONS ARE EVERYTHING":http://hackaday.com/2016/08/12/from-project-to-kit-instructions-are-everything/

* "BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER":http://hackaday.com/2016/08/19/from-project-to-kit-bringing-it-all-together/

* "AFTER THE SALE":http://hackaday.com/2016/09/02/from-project-to-kit-after-the-sale/

h2. Make Magazine: Launching A Kickstarter

* "Behind The Scenes":http://makezine.com/2017/01/31/launch-kickstarter-behind-scenes/

* "Finalizing The Prototype":http://makezine.com/2017/02/07/launching-kickstarter-finalizing-prototype/

* "Quotes, Money & Timelines":http://makezine.com/2017/02/15/launching-kickstarter-quotes-money-timelines/

h2. Production & Design Work

* "9 Costs That Factor into Mass Manufacturing a Hardware Product":http://makezine.com/2017/05/22/cost-manufacture-new-electronic-hardware-product/

* "Connectors Tutorial":https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/connector-basics

* "Monday Experiment: Bootloading an ATmega32u4 with Arduino":http://jeffmurchison.com/blog/monday-experiment-bootloading-an-atmega32u4-with-arduino/ - minimum electronics necessary to create a Leonardo clone, important documentation for building completely custom PCB/"Shrinkifying":http://makezine.com/2011/10/10/how-to-shrinkify-your-arduino-projects/ the *Holoseat*

* "PCB Routing Service":http://dirtycircuits.com/about.php - Team at "Dangerous Prototypes":http://dangerousprototypes.com/ provides PCB routing/layout service for OSHW projects at $35/hour (3 hour min)

* "Bulk programmer for Arduino":http://makezine.com/2014/12/11/a-raspberry-pi-powered-bulk-arduino-programmer/

* "OSH Park":https://oshpark.com/ - community PCB order site ("great review on G+":https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SameerAnsariSam/posts/NturKML6TGZ)

* "3 Costs to Consider When Mass Manufacturing a Hardware Product":http://makezine.com/2017/05/11/costs-to-consider-mass-manufacturing-hardware-product/

* "HOW TO SELECT JUST ABOUT ANY ELECTRONIC PART":https://hackaday.com/2017/09/03/how-to-select-just-about-any-electronic-part/

* "Small Batch Assembly":https://www.smallbatchassembly.com/

h2. Product Pricing

* "A Founder’s Guide to Product Pricing":https://medium.com/dreamit-perspectives/founders-guide-to-product-pricing-b187093e2483

* "The Essential Guide on the Costs to Develop, Scale, and Manufacture a New Electronic Hardware Product":http://predictabledesigns.com/the-cost-to-develop-scale-and-manufacture-a-new-electronic-hardware-product/

* "Preliminary design (pre-design) and detailed cost analysis for new electronic hardware products.":http://predictabledesigns.com/predictable-hardware-report/

* "The Definitive Guide to Pricing Your New Electronic Hardware Product":https://blog.hackster.io/the-definitive-guide-to-pricing-your-new-electronic-hardware-product-7305c19d2102

h2. Start Up Case Studies

* "What Investors Look for in a Hardware Startup":https://www.outdesign.co/single-post/2017/10/17/This-is-what-Investors-look-for-in-a-Hardware-Startup

* https://www.fastcompany.com/40426906/why-200-adult-security-blankets-are-a-stroke-of-startup-genius

* "How to Test Drive Your Business Idea Before Quitting Your Job":https://blog.ladder.io/business-idea/

* "Reddit AMA about a couple who started an online business together":https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/56ne8w/my_boyfriend_and_i_started_a_business_out_of_his/

* "Bootstrapping Side Projects into Profitable Startups":https://levels.io/bootstrapping/

* "Emerging Business Models for Open Source Hardware":http://openhardware.metajnl.com/article/10.5334/joh.4/