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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The Maker Movement centers on people making goods and exchanging ideas.
Chapter 3: Cheaper and more powerful technologies always point the wayβjust think of your own printer.
Chapter 4: Crowdfunding dramatically narrows the divide between inventors and entrepreneurs.
Chapter 5: Manufacturing will ultimately return to the developed world.
Chapter 6: We will see more small-scale manufacturers.
Description
Makers (2012) outlines the radical changes that are taking place in the manufacturing world, made possible by the internet and digital manufacturing technologies, and explores its implications for business and society.
Who Should Listen
Anyone who wants to know more about new business models and new technologies
Anyone interested in 3D printing and open hardware
Anyone interested in the future of manufacturing
About the Authors
Chris Anderson is a journalist, entrepreneur and author of the internationally acclaimed books The Long Tale and Free. He is also the former editor-in-chief of technology magazine Wired and CEO of the drone manufacturer 3D Robotics.