tindie - hardwired nyc // february 2014

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Tindie founder and CEO Emile Petrone presented at February's edition of Hardwired NYC. Tindie is the easiest way to buy and sell indie hardware.

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Stories & lessons from the front lines of the hardware revolution

@emilepetrone

Emile Petronefounder of

Tindie

2010

2012

With 1,800 products, what have we learned?

Design to scale

2.4 - 2.6x

International from Day 1

Distribution

Things to Consider

• Build Traffic

• Access to Customers

• Order Fulfillment

• Margins

• Fraud

• We are building a community marketplace

• Handle payments & fraud so you keep vast majority

• API for order fulfillment

• Full access to customers

“One thing these critics need to be careful about is that, as Clay

Christensen has long argued, many important new inventions

start out looking like toys. “

Chris Dixon , 8/4/2012@cdixon

Thank you!@emilepetrone

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