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Maker Pro: How Maker Pros Are Spreading Next Gen Assistive Tech

Maker Pro: How Maker Pros Are Spreading Next Gen Assistive Tech

By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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This week: How maker pros are next gen assistive tech, Indiegogo courts Chinese innovators, and hack your way to hardware funding.

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Maker Pro News: The Value of Teaching Entrepreneurship in Schools

Maker Pro News: The Value of Teaching Entrepreneurship in Schools

By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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This week: How a solution for plastic waste was born out of a high school entrepreneurship program, Kickstarter mistakes to avoid (from someone who made them), and the importance of testing early and often.

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Maker Pro News: Makers Will Run the Factories of the Future

Maker Pro News: Makers Will Run the Factories of the Future

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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The U.S. manufacturing sector has changed profoundly over the past two decades, with classic assembly lines giving way to a streamlined, automated environment that often harnesses the latest fabrication technology.

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Maker Pro News: How Maker Skills Are Changing Engineering Education

Maker Pro News: How Maker Skills Are Changing Engineering Education

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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Key takeaway for this week: hardware startups don’t just need watertight tech; they also need a product that people will actually buy.

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Maker Pro News: Successful Founders Tell How They Launched Hardware Startups

Maker Pro News: Successful Founders Tell How They Launched Hardware Startups

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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Element14 (@element14) released a free eBook called Startups on Startups: The Business of Engineering. It’s a no-nonsense guide to launching a startup.

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