So You Want to Be a Hardware Entrepreneur?

From Makezine:

MakingSociety founder Mathilde Berchon spells out hardware entrepreneurship in her new guide.

As Oculus Rift, Jawbone, and Spark have increased the stature of hardware startups over the past several years, a dizzying number of resources have sprung up to support new ventures. In the no-nonsense “Hardware Incubators, The Guide,” now available as an eBook, MakingSociety founder Mathilde Berchon sifts through the specific spaces now available to hardware entrepreneurs.

“I wrote it with one goal in mind: saving you tons of research time so that you can focus on making an informed decision and move forward with your hardware project,” Berchon said.
First, according to Berchon, figure out your own needs. If you want to build your first prototype, look for a makerspace with tools and classes you could benefit from. If you want to take a prototype to market, consider an incubator, which will provide long-term support. To get through a specific phase of development, look for an accelerator program.
Then you’ll need to choose from the options in one of those categories, which is where Berchon’s guide shines: the rest of the volume breaks notable programs down by location, duration, sectors of interest, funding, and equity: entries include incubators Highway1 and Bolt, accelerators Haxlr8r and Y Combinator, specialized programs Nike + Fuel Lab and Silicon Catalyst, and makerspaces Techshop and MakerBay.

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