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This slideshow accompanied a talk at Capital Factory that discussed the hardware scene and maker movement in Austin, Texas. The talk was delivered by Sam Spetalnick, former Account Manager at TechShop Austin and was hosted at Capital Factory on April 21st, 2014.
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Intro to the Austin Hardware
Community
Sam Spetalnick
@IAmSamATX
The Maker Movement
Blurring Lines
Blurred Lines
Open Access
Major Brands
Austin Community
Connected Devices
• iControl
• ihiji
• iConnect
• Atlas Wearables
• Nuve
• Allure Energy
• Life Assist
• Plum (formerly Ube)
Hardware Design Companies
Annual Events
May 3rd Travis County Expo Center
@ATXMakerFaire
Annual Events
October TechShop
@RRMakerFaire
Annual Events
Hardware Startup Weekend June 13th-15th
TechShop
Annual Events
March @CreateATX
Monthly Events & Meetups
• Hardware Startup Meetup – @atxhw – Capital Factory
• Dorkbot – @dorkbotatx – The North Door & The Thinkery
• TechBreakfast – @TechBreakfast – Capital Factory
• The Robot Group
– Various
Coworking & Makerspaces
Kristen von Minden and Eve Trester-Wilson
@MAKEatx
Martin Bogomolni and Michelle Elbert
@AustinHackSpace
Brooke Davis
@TechShopAustin
Democratizing Access to The Tools of Innovation
Crowdfunding
More Austin Hardware Companies
• Pixy
• wigwag
• Briggo
• RoboReel
• Welcome
• Flow Gardens
• Lynx Laboratories
• Sapphire
• Kenguru
• Pecan Street Research
&
UT
• Dr. Steven Nichols
Major Companies with “Maker” and Hardware Interests
• Dell
• Intel
• National Instruments
• Silicon Labs
• Samsung
• AMD
• Freescale
• 3M
• TI
Key People
• Phil Wheat
• Jim Clardy
• Bartley Gillan
• Russell Stanphill
• Kami Wilt
• Katie Kizziar
• Laura Smith
• Aaron Haley
• Richard Knight
• Jean Anne Booth
• Casey Janowski
• Robert Thomas
• Samantha Fechtel
• Dustin Younse
embrace
Start Making
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