Hardware Podcasts

72: This Is My NASA Phone

Embedded.fm · 15 Oct 2014 · 59m

What this episode covers

Emile Petrone, founder of Tindie, explains how his two-person startup serves as a marketplace for indie hardware, connecting individual makers with buyers and larger companies like NASA and Samsung. He discusses the platform's evolution from an Arduino-centric community to a broader hub for Raspberry Pi and other electronics, highlighting success stories like the Arduboy and AirPi weather station. Petrone details Tindie's business model, including its 5% fee, escrow system, and community-driven 'markets' feature, while noting the challenges of scaling a niche platform that facilitates everything from bare PCBs to finished robots.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Tindie, Etsy, Kickstarter, Adafruit, SparkFun, NASA, Samsung, PCBWay, FemToduo, Highway One
Products
Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Arduboy, AirPi, Teensy, Electric Imp, TI LaunchPad, Google Glass
Tools
KiCad

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