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The goal of the challenge was to support design-driven production, promote a culture of innovation, and to foster the development of new businesses in New York City.
“Hardware is hard” is a frequent refrain at the Hardware Innovation Workshop. That’s one reason why the audience is here — to identify the land mines on the way from idea to product.
But it’s also helpful, and encouraging, to focus on successful initiatives, and ask their founders to reflect on why they’ve succeeded.
A torrent of tweets continued throughout today’s Hardware Innovation Workshop.
It’s amazing how hundreds of people can come together from all over the world for a single day — and common themes emerge. One of those themes, at today’s Hardware Innovation Workshop, was iteration — how products benefit from the ability to make new versions quickly.
When two titans of the maker movement microcontroller world take the stage at the Hardware Innovation Workshop, they find plenty of common ground. https://makezine.com/hardware-innovation-workshop/
