Open Hardware Business Models

Types of Businesses

Ebay Seller

Kit

• Buys in bulk, creates kits for a single machine.
  • May or may not include 3D printed parts.

Fully Assembled

• no name brand
• based on an open design (example: reprap, prusa)

Fully branded Open Design

• Example: Prusa Original
  • Sold on manufacturer's website store

Open Business to Open Business

• Example: UltiMachine RAMBo used by Prusa [1]

Links

• Examples of 3 good products - [[2]]