127: Benefits of Makerspaces to Product Startups

With Tom Pupo, Founder of Moonlighter Miami

Tom Pupo is the founder and head of Moonlighter Fab Lab Miami, which Mako Design just partnered with on a new 8,000-square-foot hardware maker space right down Miami Beach. Tom has a Master’s Degree in Architecture and has been running maker spaces for many years. Today, Tom is going to share some valuable knowledge for inventors, startups, and small manufacturers on what a makerspace is, what makes one great, and how hardware startups can benefit from them in many ways beyond just space and machinery.

Today you will hear us talk about:

• What does a hardware makerspace do?
• What makes a space great?
• What are the benefits of makerspaces?
• Space, tools, people!
• Design, prototype, test, get feedback, and redo.
• Co-working, fabrication lab, and STEAM learning centre.
• Learning design thinking in the design process is key!
• A makerspace is such a pure experience to get to learn about the product development journey.

EPISODE LINKS

Tom Pupo / Moonlighter Miami Links:

• Website: https://moonlighterfablab.org/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpupo/

The Product Startup Podcast Links:

• Website: https://www.ProductStartup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ProductStartup/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ProductStartup/
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ProductStartup/
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProductStartup/
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ProductStartup/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProductStartup
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent

Mako Design Links:

• Website: https://www.makodesign.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MakoInvent/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/MakoDesign/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakoInvent/
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MakoInvent/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakoInvent/

Kevin Mako Links:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Entrepreneurs/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/KevMako/
• Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kevin-Mako
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevMakoPage/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevMako/

Thanks for tuning in! See you next time.