The presentation describes the impact of Maker ecosystem on the IoT ecosystem . A true multidisciplinary approach of makers is responsible for the boom. Talk delivered at IEEE IoT Usecases workshop (4-5 Dec 2015 | Hotel Lalit Ashok).

1. Maker Movement and its
Impact on IoT Ecosystem
Darshan Virupaksha
Co-organiser
IoTBLR
www.iotblr.org

2. Maker Movement IoT Ecosystem
• Collaboration
• Disrupt large enterprises
• Emphasis on tailor made products
• Experiment over theory
• Resource sharing
• Convergence of forces last decade
innovations
Source : KenMiller Group

3. Maker Movement Impact on IoT
• Reduction in barriers of learning
• Communities and learning platforms
• Online communities - Meetups groups, startup forums, facebook, etc
• Alternative education - Encourage active learning at grassroot level
• Contribution to open source
• Knowledge Building activities
• Hands on sessions
• Community projects
• Hackathons
• Specific skill development
• Entrepreneurial education

4. Maker Movement Impact on IoT
• Reduction in barriers to entry
• Technology advancements
• For prototyping
• Hardware and software platforms (cost and availability)
• Access to Physical Infrastructure
• Makerspaces – Workbench Projects, IKP EDEN, The-Workshop
• Incubators – Co-Labs, Excubator, HAX, BOLT, Highway1
• Policy support from the government
• Discussions with the state government
• Government bodies keen on collaboration

5. Maker Movement Impact on IoT
• Reduction in barrier to commercialize
• Access to infrastructure to scale
• Collaborations for small scale production (Electronics and Mechanicals)
• Mentorship to join leading hardware accelerators
• Access to talent & experts
• Huge community to reach out to
• Strong network of experts
• Promote and nurture young talent
• Access to customers
• Community as a testbed – Feedback

6. Epic Journey - Maker to Entrepreneur
Makers
Maker  Prototypes
Idea Validation, DFx and
User-centric Design,
Access to Right
Infrastructure & Seed fund
Prototype  Products
Challenges of Scale –
Finance, Manufacturing
SUPPORTREQUIRED
30000
Makers
1000
50
Makers
Meetups, Workshops,
Community Projects
Maker  Prototypes
Pitch sessions, Mentor
programmes, Advanced Tech
Events
Prototype  Products
Design and Manf connects,
Expert connects
ACTIVITIES
Representation of the
Ecosystem
Startups
Product showcase events

7. IoTBLR – Phase 1
• Social Enterprise for the promotion of IoT
• 6,000 members on Meetup, 13,000 members on
Facebook - Students, professionals, entrepreneurs,
researchers, investors, media
• 30+ events – Industry talks, workshops,
hackathons
• Key focus areas:
• Learning and skill development – Workshops, talks,
internships, open syllabus
• Entrepreneurship support – Information directory,
programmes, advancement support
• High-impact R&D projects – Experiments in a failure
tolerant environment
• Corporate connect – Labs, events, insights

8. IoTBLR – Phase 2
Expansion
• Deeper locally – Tier
2 and 3 cities/towns
• Wider globally –
Knowledge and
expertise sharing
Impact
• Empower everyone
to build the Internet
of Things
• Solve real problems,
get real results
Impact Gaps in Current Ecosystem
• Learning and skill development
• Entrepreneurship support
• High-impact R&D projects

9. How You Can Engage with IoTBLR
• Entrepreneur Education Series
• 6-session series on various topics that IoT startups need to understand clearly
• By invitation only – must have completed POC at least
• Enable Makeathon – Maker Days for ICRC
• Dec 19-20
• Wildcards to join existing teams
• IoTBLR Projects Series – Project #5 coming up, open to ideas and
suggestions
• Multiple IoT meetups in Dec and Jan, join www.meetup.com/IoTBLR for
immediate updates and to RSVP
• Recruitment at IoTBLR
• Hacker Core and Ecosystem Core
• http://iotblr.org/careers

10. “Join me in building a vibrant IoT
ecosystem in India and achieve the
goal of making our country a product
innovation hub”
Darshan Virupaksha
www.meetup.com/IoTBLR
darshan@iotblr.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IoTBLR

11. Impact of Phase 1
Bootstrapped the IoT community in Bangalore in lean social
startup mode from a handful of like-minded enthusiasts to
12,000+ community
• Spurred the rise of a vibrant ecosystem consisting of leading
corporates, universities, students, industry associations, startups,
and manufacturers
• Meetups have led to development of the first IoT-focused learning
platform in India resulting in an organic growth of knowledge
amongst the community
• Companies started by IoTBLR members receive tremendous support
from the community – technology and manufacturing guidance,
shared resources, marketing and visibility, funding, etc
• International collaborations in 5 meetups, 10 meetups with experts
across the nation
• IoTBLR members have been active in publishing articles and content
in major national and international journals and magazines.
Over 3,000 attendees trained
or participated in 30+ events
Joint events and collaborations with
leading organizations in India and
across the globe
75% events focused on Technology
15% events focused on Entrepreneurship
15% events focused on Design Thinking