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I was one of the small-time investors in TechShop and really believed in their mission. I still do, and I'm sad that they weren't able to get a sustainable bus
by unwiredben 9y ago
I was one of the small-time investors in TechShop and really believed in their mission. I still do, and I'm sad that they weren't able to get a sustainable business model. I learned a lot at their Austin location and made some pretty neat objects. They had said in their last investor meeting that they were trying to pivot to provide services for non-profit makerspaces, but it didn't happen fast enough due to their cash position.
- Arzh 9y agoI spent a good amount of time at the Austin shop, I loved it but it was just a little too far out of the way to make it worthwhile as a hobby space.
- karmajunkie 9y agoI looked at joining a couple of months ago, but it seemed kind of expensive for a hobby-level interest of mine, something I might come in and use on a weekend several times a year (that's probably a difficult market to serve). Its really too bad, I liked the idea of that place a lot.
- blaines 9y agoIt'd be good to have your support for whatever comes next! Check out the reddit post/slack group: https://www.reddit.com/r/Techshop/comments/7d7e0m/san_francisco_san_jose_area_makers_group/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Techshop/comments/7d7e0m/san_franci...