Start Up Resources¶

• Start Up Resources
  • FROM PROJECT TO KIT
  • Make Magazine: Launching A Kickstarter
  • Production & Design Work
  • Product Pricing
  • Start Up Case Studies

FROM PROJECT TO KIT¶

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

• SO YOU WANT TO SELL ELECTRONIC KITS
• GETTING THE HARDWARE RIGHT
• INSTRUCTIONS ARE EVERYTHING
• BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
• AFTER THE SALE

Make Magazine: Launching A Kickstarter¶

• Behind The Scenes
• Finalizing The Prototype
• Quotes, Money & Timelines

Production & Design Work¶

• 9 Costs That Factor into Mass Manufacturing a Hardware Product
• Connectors Tutorial
• Monday Experiment: Bootloading an ATmega32u4 with Arduino - minimum electronics necessary to create a Leonardo clone, important documentation for building completely custom PCB/Shrinkifying the Holoseat
• PCB Routing Service - Team at Dangerous Prototypes provides PCB routing/layout service for OSHW projects at $35/hour (3 hour min)
• Bulk programmer for Arduino
• OSH Park - community PCB order site (great review on G+)
• 3 Costs to Consider When Mass Manufacturing a Hardware Product
• HOW TO SELECT JUST ABOUT ANY ELECTRONIC PART
• Small Batch Assembly

Product Pricing¶

• A Founder’s Guide to Product Pricing
• The Essential Guide on the Costs to Develop, Scale, and Manufacture a New Electronic Hardware Product
• Preliminary design (pre-design) and detailed cost analysis for new electronic hardware products.
• The Definitive Guide to Pricing Your New Electronic Hardware Product

Start Up Case Studies¶

• Mini Materials on Starter Story
• 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
• Reddit AMA about a couple who started an online business together
• Bootstrapping Side Projects into Profitable Startups
• Emerging Business Models for Open Source Hardware