TL;DR: I threw some miniature USB hub designs I made for myself on Tindie, they sell like hotcakes and now I'd like to give back to the community.
About half a year ago I posted this video where I modded my Windows tablet with an internal, penny-sized USB hub of my own design
As happens when you order PCBs from China, you don't get just one, you get 10. Or in my case, I pre-panelized them (because 6 an fit on a 50x50mm square - with room to spare) and got... 120. What to do with the surplus? Well, try to sell them off via Tindie of course. I thought "well, maybe I sell a dozen and get the value of my time back". Fast-forward half a year, and I've sold more than 400 already. I'm blown away by the popularity, and it's actually netting me a little bit of a profit (well... I'll go into that at a later point).
So it's time to give back now. First of all, I've been speaking to a few Tindie (and prospective Tindie) sellers, and there is a lot of confusion about DFM, how to approach outsourcing design, what kind of prices to expect, etc. etc. I'll update this thread with videos about that. I can also talk a bit about fulfillment, but that will really be from the perspective of somebody who is also learning. In general, I just want to spread the experience I've had selling my project in a way I've never done before. FYI - 'normally' I just do consulting and throw designs 'over the silo wall' to a separate marketing/sales team. I've been in the business for almost 10 years, but this is all relatively new to me and I'm surprised to find relatively little detailed information on the process!
Also, I know there must be people with NanoHubs on the EEVBlog Forums. I'd love some pictures of your applications! I realize I should have probably asked for those earlier, but I haven't really been trying to market these little devices. If you have your product on Hackaday.io, it would be awesome if you'd link it to my Nanohub project:
https://hackaday.io/project/20790-nanohub-tiny-usb-20-and-30-hubsEdit: Of course, I forget to link to my actual store...
USB 2.0 2-port:
https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/nanohub-tiny-usb-hub-for-hacking-projects/USB 2.0 4-port:
https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/4-port-nanohub-tiny-usb-hub-for-hacking-projects/USB 3.0 5Gbps 2-port:
https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/usb-30-nanohub/