How to become a supply chain compatible maker

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There is huge gap between demand driven maker business and supply driven consumer electronics industry, but a successful bond could unleash the great potentiality of both. Let’s review the pain on both sides and propose routes overcoming the gap. How Shanzhai industry has evolved greatly serving developing countries/regions, but suffering from excess manufacturing power. How Maker Business leads the trend and occupying niche markets, but blamed for delay and compromises. There is great similarity between turnkey platform and open hardware, evolving from prototypes to productions should not be so hard with several efforts properly done: shared parts selection, mechanic design from template, community based DFX, and adequate communication/respect.

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HOW TO BECOME A !

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MAKERSUPPLY CHAIN COMPATIBLE

About us

Seeed provides accessible technology and agile manufacturing, "to help makers grow inspirations into differentiating products.

Eric Pan maker, biker Founder & CEO Seeed

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Hardware Corporations

Hardware Startup

Veteran Maker

Maker

DreamerIdea

Prototype

Engineer Sample

Indie Products

Mass Production

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10k+

Maker Biz Pyramids

Industry Resources

the dilemma

HARDWARE IS HARD,

REALLY?

a technology ecosystem in China - “Shanzhai”

affordable, variant, agile

from ~10 USD

a recent storyline 1,995 USD

solowheel created the new category

466 USD cheaper but better mutants

much better performance, active marketing

268 USD Cheap derivatives enabling new users

bringing attention, fun and MAKING

more hacking

trolley, extra battary, saddle and etc

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then components are available

配件专卖

design house for Auto-balance unicycle

why not producing?

Twin-wheel version

much eaiser to ride on

Smarter Version

+ Designer in Factory + Hack into existing industry + Shared Components + Brotherhood over Lawyers

Agile Productizing Quality/Lead-time

Cost Efficiency Supply Chain

Shanzhai advantages:

+ massive (scale) !+ open source (gene) !+ maker (mutation)

Evolution for diversity

Skin ⽪皮肤

Skeleton ⾻骨骼

Gut 内脏

Soul 灵魂

S-G-S-S

SAN FRANCISCO SMART =>

SHENZHEN SMART

Shenzhen Smart

Design From Manufacture

Start from what’s already there.

Open Parts Library

Espruino

20 days "from PO to Shipping 4k pcs"Normal Priority

100 popular components consists ~30% of BOMs Sharing the library = Sharing the Supply Chain Cost, Lead time, Quality, and Knowledges

Supply Chain Friendship

courtesy of Monkey Island series by Lucas Art

Agile Productizing Quality/Lead-time

Cost Efficiency Supply Chain

+ Shenzhen Smart + Design from Manufacture + Open Parts Library + Respect and Patient

an alternative route for makers

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Hardware Corporations

Hardware Startup

Veteran Maker

Maker

DreamerIdea

Prototype

Engineer Sample

Indie Products

Mass Production

0

0.1

1

1,000

10k+

Maker Biz Pyramids

Industry Resources

Seeed Propagate Service

Welcome to Hollywood of hardware

增加⼀一些照⽚片!

MAKER FAIRE SHENZHEN MARCH, 2015

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reference: http://www.chwheels.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gfw/espruino-javascript-for-things/posts?page=2 http://www.humblefactory.com/search/label/SSG%20Design?max-results=1 http://www.shenzhenmakerfaire.com/ http://chaihuo.org http://Haxlr8r.com http://www.seeed.cc

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