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Regular readers will be familiar with UK open source hardware kitmakers oomlout. We love their products and link out to them a lot. This post is not about what they sell, however; it’s about what they share. The folks at oomlout are fairly obsessive process engineers, and are constantly hacking, modding, and tweaking their in-house production equipment to make their assembly and packing operations smooth and efficient….
In this very special time of the year, Dangerous Prototypes lays out how they do their taxes. We’re not tax professionals, so you need to do the research yourself. Our strategy is to be completely honest, do our best, and maintain exquisite records. We assume that if we don’t hide anything the IRS will help […]
The Pulse Sensor Kit (MAKE Volume 29) is assembled by us. Fans of Frederick Taylor’s “time and motion studies” will enjoy this time-lapse video of our assembling about 800 kits to go out into the world.
Recent article in TechPresident describes how MAKE Exec Editor Paul Spinrad and others have been lobbying for a crowdfunded securities exemption that would enable many makers to “go Pro.”
Not much specific detail about what’s going on in this intriguing tumblog image from British open-source kit-makers .:oomlout:., who simply write: Getting more serious with our button shelves ( ) (shipping has never before felt so much like an 80s arcade game) But unless I miss my guess, they’re tracking their part inventories in real […]
New bipartisan Senate bill will likely legalize investing via crowdfunding.
Our favorite “3D printrepreneurs,” Alex and Bilal, continue their technocarnie roadshow and share with MAKE what they’re learning about selling custom 3D printed do-dads to the masses.
