Manufacturing!the Future

Nick Pinkston !Founder: Plethora

@NickPinkston @Plethora

Where’s everything going?

Democratization?

Distributed Mfg.?

Open Source?

Matter

Energy

Information

What is Manufacturing?

Finished Part

Feedstock Raw Material

Stock Parts

Raw Part

+ Assembly

Matter

Energy

Information

• What % of Product Cost is information? • Medicine = Paying for IP (information)

• Is information always free?

• How do you find unknown information?

• Who can you use the information?

Competitive Strategies• Network Effects: Be the central platform

• Scale: Buying power + Physics + Specialization

• Speed: Innovate Faster

• Relationships: Get them to trust / love you

• Open vs. Closed: Group Info vs. Info Asymmetry

Open Source is No Panacea

Free CMOS Fab!

BRAINS

SOFTWARE

?

EducationThey who learn the fastest: WIN

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