[Noisebridge-discuss] noisebridge vs. techshop

[Patrick Keys]

Speaking from two economics classes in college (macro and micro), as 
well as being a business major, it's a matter of efficient markets 
("steak and potatoes economics").

No, Noisebridge can't compete with those gigantic friggin' tools that 
they have at TechShop.  We simply don't have the room or infrastructure.

Yes, Noisebridge absolutely can compete with the resources for smaller 
projects available at TechShop.

If Noisebridge focused on the smaller projects, including closing the 
gap of smaller tools only available at TechShop, then both Noisebridge 
and TechShop are better off.  Noisebridge gets more traffic for smaller 
projects.  TechShop gets more traffic for larger projects.  For us, more 
traffic means more donations and memberships to stay operational.

Another benefit of the wiki page is helping people efficiently plan the 
time and resources for their projects.  For example, somebody might say 
"well I can do step 1, step 2, and step 3 all at Noisebridge.  Then I 
only need to do steps 4 and steps 5 at TechShop."

This discussion of Noisebridge and TechShop is great and refreshing and 
healthy.  I hope this discussion continues.


Patrick



On 2/18/2011 5:48 PM, Steve Clement wrote:
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> On 2/18/11 5:35 PM, Patrick Keys wrote:
>> Since our only potential competitor for doing projects is TechShop, I've
>> done up a comparison page of Noisebridge vs. TechShop:
>> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Compare_TechShop
>
> Hmmm, sorry, first off, hi all.
> I'm Steve, co-founder of www.hackerspace.lu currently in SunnyVale, CA
> which is why I lurk on your list.
>
> I react to this because if in Luxembourg someone would open a potential
> "competing" Space next doors we would rather try to gather synergies.
>
> I have no doubt that eventually the compare page might transfer into a
> Synergy page, nevertheless I am astonished.
>
>>
>> If you see something on that list that we don't have at Noisebridge,
>> please donate it to Noisebridge.  Then that's one less reason to go to
>> TechShop.
>
> Are they that much to avoid?
>
>>
>> Likewise, somebody please reply to this message with a list of
>> everything on the page that we have at Noisebridge.  I only checked off
>> the stuff that I was sure of that we have (which isn't much).
>>
>
> Wow, your effort you put into this really scares me to go to TechShop
> now, without getting too close to any one but are they run by Scientology?
>
> I saw Mitchs' reply just now... So I am relieved ;)
>
> Anyway hack on and let's pull those strings together to move together
> into ONE Hacky Future!
>
> - --
> Steve Clement
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