andrewmb

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by andrewmb 7y ago
The thing to understand about China is that domestic alternatives to international products, especially in 'sensitive' industries (basically anything technologically significant) is ALREADY a core government goal and a major corn
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by andrewmb 9y ago
To provide more of a direct answer, I think that Shenzhen has really great long-term prospects as a tech/innovation hub. Very large number of investors, existing and large tech/innovation/industry cluster (consumer electronic
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by andrewmb 10y ago
As another user mentioned, this idea (stationless bike share/rental) has been white-hot in China since the past summer, with a lot of extreme incidents occurring in the past couple months. The article doesn't exaggerate about 10ft
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by andrewmb 10y ago
Can you back out $12?? I would put the BOM closer to $6 if I'm going with the high estimate, and more than half of that cost will be driven by the ATMEL and OLED.
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by andrewmb 10y ago
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer ========================= Location: Shenzhen, China -or- Chapel Hill, NC Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: location-dependent (Bay Area or East Coat) Technologies: Solidworks, DFMA, GD&T, QC, laser c
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by andrewmb 10y ago
I'm currently working on a company that could just as easily start in China as the US: anything you can share regarding where and how to find investors? No "Chinese AngelList"?
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by andrewmb 10y ago
As others have mentioned, nothing is even close. For certain types of industries there are cities in the US and Europe that are competitive (eg mil/aero in Los Angeles and DC metros), but for general product development and especially
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by andrewmb 10y ago
Is this true? I know that as a US Citizen I'm required to pay taxes on worldwide income; but any lawful resident of the USA has the same burden? I'm a little skeptical that someone not on a permanent immigration path would be su
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by andrewmb 10y ago
You should download and explore WeChat (微信）. It seems like facebook at this point is now chasing functionality that's been present in Chinese apps for several years. WeChat lets you order food, buy train tickets, etc in addition to the
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by andrewmb 10y ago
Looking for a software engineering cofounder. I'm working on a project automating tasks around physical product development, and eventually leading into a SaaS/platform with some intelligence to take advantage of new directions in
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by andrewmb 10y ago
SEEKING WORK Location: Remote (primarily Shenzhen, China); Las Vegas, San Francisco Bay Area We're a boutique product development firm focusing on concept design through manufacturing and delivery of consumer electronics products. We f
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by andrewmb 11y ago
The easiest way to know is to watch the chinese deal websites. I use those for sourcing anyway so I perform an idle search here and there. In all honesty, if you're getting cloned it's a positive signal that you have a potentially
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by andrewmb 11y ago
To provide a somewhat-contrasting anecdote, I've been dealing with Chinese factories (mostly in the Pearl River Delta area) for the last 3 years, manufacturing fairly high-tech products. We haven't had any of the problems you desc
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by andrewmb 11y ago
Memrise has some decent Chinese decks. But if you really want to learn the writing, get skritter. Absolutely worth the cost.
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by andrewmb 11y ago
This is an excellent analogy.
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by andrewmb 12y ago
Agreed. I have a more or less exact idea of what they're doing just from the concept description as I design resin-type 3D printers at my day job. I know this concept has been tried, I think they're just the first ones to have got
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by andrewmb 12y ago
The website is pretty and the copy is tight, but it's nothing pathbreaking in terms of fundamental principles. This is just bottom-up UV-DLP SLA with a new twist: taking fuller advantage of oxygen permeable materials for the vat to eli
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FSL Secures $10m investment for Laser 3D Printing(3dprinterworld.com)
1 points by andrewmb 12y ago|0 comments
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by andrewmb 12y ago
FSL3D (Las Vegas, NV) http://www.fsl3d.com/ We manufacture laser 3D printers, laser cutters, and other digital fabrication equipment for customers ranging from hobbyists to industrial manufacturers. We're profitable an
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by andrewmb 12y ago
Commenting so I can come back later (email also in my profile). Would be very interested in talking.
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by andrewmb 12y ago
HMO: Feedback from hardware startups. I run a meetup and organized a conference to help folks who are working on or want to found a hw startup. Would love to connect over email with folks interested in the field and find out what their bigg
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by andrewmb 13y ago
Customization is the immediately obvious one and a central point of their campaign.
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Show HN: Low-cost SLA 3D Printer(kickstarter.com)
2 points by andrewmb 13y ago|0 comments
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by andrewmb 13y ago
Where/what is this from? A book of TR's speeches? Would appreciate the source, this is fantastic.
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by andrewmb 13y ago
Wow. This is more than 2x my most optimistic estimates when I first heard the rumors, but I was banking on a larger cash component. I'm in agreement with other posters here who have suggested the purchase is for the brand name and I wa
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by andrewmb 13y ago
I'm painting with a broad brush :). The extremely negative and short-sighted attitude about Chinese knockoffs is (in my experience) most prevalent in 'western' countries: USA, Canada, UK, Western Europe. I have less contact with Eastern Eur
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by andrewmb 13y ago
Westerners seem to get majorly hung up on the "China copying" meme and miss the bigger picture--China is incredibly focused on technology and there are huge sums of money and a strong cultural impetus for home-grown innovation. As an analog
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by andrewmb 13y ago
Pretty much this exactly. Even as an insider, I don't ever see 3D printers being as ubiquitous as PCs or microwaves. However, I think that one day, probably on that 10-year timeline, every printshop and Kinko's will have one. But for home u
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by andrewmb 13y ago
As a suggestion for a next step or advanced functionality, if there was a way to put in my own recipes or ingredients?
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by andrewmb 13y ago
>Designing for mass manufacturing is essentially impossible to learn without actually building several products. I both agree and disagree. For cutting edge products and extremely large volumes, yes you need experience. For a very compl

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