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Maker Pro News: Quirky Reboots, Lawyers for Maker Pros, and More

Maker Pro News: Quirky Reboots, Lawyers for Maker Pros, and More

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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Invention platform Quirky is back from bankruptcy, plus the latest news about making and business.

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The Growing Pains of Quirky’s Innovative Business Model

The Growing Pains of Quirky’s Innovative Business Model

By Jenn Nowicki

Jenn Nowicki

As an athlete with a neuro-astro-legal background, my writing interests involve just about everything. Current hobbies include kickboxing, Netflix binge-watching, and concocting the perfect mac n' cheese recipe.

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  “We make invention accessible,” boasts Quirky, a company that develops products designed by everyday inventors through online submissions, and which currently offers 400+ products submitted by more than 1,000 inventors. It’s a complex, ambitious model for a startup– perhaps overly so. Despite glowing reviews from a variety of publications, cracks are beginning to show […]

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