For anyone starting a business, there’s always challenges ahead. However tech-based startups face perhaps even more challenges. This week, SOE looks at the startup culture and some of the options open to them through services known as “Incubators”. An incubator is a safe place to take your startup to the next level, make use of […]

The x.Factory is a “Maker Space on steroids” according to some on the tour. We visit the collaborative effort from the Chaihuo Makerspace, the Chinese Government and Seeed Studios. if you haven’t seen last weeks special on Seeed Studios, you should watch it first: https://youtu.be/xi_zk9OG1R0 The HardworX tour group visits the incredible x.Factory, and discovers […]

This week, we tour Seeed Studios in Shenzhen. Seeed has an interesting origin story which has eventuated into a flourishing business. They started out as a group of Makers at a Maker Space who just wanted to make things for others. In doing so, they have become the factory for the Maker, providing services like […]

Whether you are prototyping an idea in readiness for your kickstarter campaign, designing a car or manufacturing a high value medical device with low volume production, then this company could be what you are looking for. Kaier Wo is a prototyping house that operates out of Shenzhen China. SOE and the HardworX tour group take […]