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Exciting! I'm glad you are trying to start something up. Maybe a more dedicated site would foster a stronger community later down the line. Are there any existi

by callil 14y ago

Exciting! I'm glad you are trying to start something up. Maybe a more dedicated site would foster a stronger community later down the line. Are there any existing places that do this?

nickpinkston 14y ago
Yea, I'm with you. I'm actually an awful web developer, so I figured I'd gauge interest with a sub-Reddit. There's a ton of room for resources (see below). On July 30th in SF I'm organizing an "Map-a-thon" to put together a hardware resources map (like where to buy electronics, metal, etc. locally) for the SF area using a simple gMaps embed and some KMLs. There also needs to be a "CrunchBase for hardware" because no one tags things "hardware" - it's always "fitness", "maker" or whatever category they're targeting. We're also doing a survey soon to get some case studies on how people are building these companies. Finally, we're looking at putting together a knowledge base for how to make things like "How to Design for Injection Molding" - etc. It's easy to find "How to Build X in Rails" tutorials - we need the same for our community.
- nickpinkston 14y ago
  Some stuff we've been doing: - http://www.meetup.com/HardwareStartupSF http://www.meetup.com/HardwareStartupSF - http://hardwareuncon.eventbrite.com http://hardwareuncon.eventbrite.com - http://www.meetup.com/Solid-State-Startups http://www.meetup.com/Solid-State-Startups To name very few - look at the side bar on the sub-Reddit to see more.
- callil 14y ago
  This is super interesting to me as an Industrial design student masquerading as a Web designer. Unfortunately I am on the East Coast, but if there is any way I can help with this idea let me know.
  - nickpinkston 14y ago
    Very cool - where are you located? There's an NYC event this Thursday actually: http://www.meetup.com/NY-Hardware-Start-up http://www.meetup.com/NY-Hardware-Start-up DM me your info: twitter.com/nickpinkston)

by callil 14y ago

Exciting! I'm glad you are trying to start something up. Maybe a more dedicated site would foster a stronger community later down the line. Are there any existing places that do this?

nickpinkston 14y ago

Yea, I'm with you. I'm actually an awful web developer, so I figured I'd gauge interest with a sub-Reddit. There's a ton of room for resources (see below). On July 30th in SF I'm organizing an "Map-a-thon" to put together a hardware resources map (like where to buy electronics, metal, etc. locally) for the SF area using a simple gMaps embed and some KMLs. There also needs to be a "CrunchBase for hardware" because no one tags things "hardware" - it's always "fitness", "maker" or whatever category they're targeting. We're also doing a survey soon to get some case studies on how people are building these companies. Finally, we're looking at putting together a knowledge base for how to make things like "How to Design for Injection Molding" - etc. It's easy to find "How to Build X in Rails" tutorials - we need the same for our community.

nickpinkston 14y ago
Some stuff we've been doing: - http://www.meetup.com/HardwareStartupSF http://www.meetup.com/HardwareStartupSF - http://hardwareuncon.eventbrite.com http://hardwareuncon.eventbrite.com - http://www.meetup.com/Solid-State-Startups http://www.meetup.com/Solid-State-Startups To name very few - look at the side bar on the sub-Reddit to see more.
callil 14y ago
This is super interesting to me as an Industrial design student masquerading as a Web designer. Unfortunately I am on the East Coast, but if there is any way I can help with this idea let me know.
- nickpinkston 14y ago
  Very cool - where are you located? There's an NYC event this Thursday actually: http://www.meetup.com/NY-Hardware-Start-up http://www.meetup.com/NY-Hardware-Start-up DM me your info: twitter.com/nickpinkston)