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8 Ways The Maker Movement Turns Ideas Into Businesses

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In case you haven’t noticed it, the rapid evolution of do-it-yourself (DIY) facilities for developers, including 3-D printers, SketchUp and makerspaces such as TechShop , have scaled down the cost of prototypes and hardware design by an order of magnitude. Provides networking with cofounders and strategic partners.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

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Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is a great resource to help you learn more about intellectual property. According to a study conducted by seed accelerator Blackbox, many tech startups failed because they focused on their product rather than their potential customers. Patent Search.

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Startup Tools

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AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.