Moving to the Real World: The Future of Hardware

Nahid Alam@nahidalam

10 Years Ago …

Courtesy: Instructables – spel3o

#1: Cost of MVP

Cost $40

Cost $5000

Low cost samples & tools

#2 Turn Around Time

2 Weeks Delayed

Average Turn Around Time 18 Months

Cloud API

Opportunity for More Local Stores

#3 Funding

Compiled from CrunchBase

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113

2.25 1.93 2.8

2011 2012 2013

Funding ($B)All Companies Hardware

Compiled from kickspy.com

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Kickstarter Projects 2011-13Hardware Projects Total Projects

0.5% 1.6% 3.3%

#4 Education

• Basic Electronics

• Hardware System Architecture

• Embedded Programming

• PCB Design

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Programming Courses

Others Robotics Database Game dev Mobile app Web design

#5 Community

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12

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Hardware Meetup Members

Total Members Active Members

Source: Nick Pinkston

667

Thank You!