Uyemukelwa ochungechungeni olusha olubizwa nge-'Shop Talk', lapho u-Dan Slaski exoxisana nabantu abasemkhakheni webhizinisi lokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo, abenza umlingo wenzeke futhi baguqule imibono yabo ibe ngokoqobo. Unesiphakamiso senhlolokhono? Thumela it in.
Ukubuka indawo yase-Washington DC kuyi-duo eguquguqukayo yokuhweba ngehadiwe eyaziwa ngokuthi I-Red Blue Collective. Bangabaklami abanesibindi, abadali bomphakathi, amaqhawe esiphithiphithi, izinzwa zokuqala, amaleviathans okwethulwa, nokaputeni beKickstarters. I-SolidSmack inokufinyelela okukhethekile kokwembula imaski yabo futhi yembule ubunikazi obuyimfihlo balaba bakhi bamakhanda.
Thenga Isikhulumi: Red Blue Collective
Ingxoxo noCallye Keen
U-Callye Keen: Empeleni, i-Red Blue Collective nguMike Hogarty kanye nami. Sihlinzeka ngamasu nezinsiza zokusiza osomabhizinisi bomkhiqizo ophathekayo basuke emcabangweni baye emakethe. Wonke umkhiqizo nosomabhizinisi kuwuhambo olusha olunezidingo nezingqinamba ezahlukene. I-RBC ixhuma abantu kunethiwekhi yethu yozakwethu nezinsiza njengoba kudingeka.
Duma: Livelaphi igama elithi Red Blue Collective?
I-Callye: Ngibona ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo njengokusebenza okumbaxambili. Okubomvu okothando nokudala kwemibono. Okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kuwumqondo kanye nenqubo yobunjiniyela. Amaqembu amaningi awaboni ngokushesha ukuthi ibhizinisi lomkhiqizo lisebenza ngezindlela eziningi kangakanani. Itemu Eliqoqiwe lichaza indlela esisebenzisana ngayo nosomabhizinisi kanye nomphakathi wethu.
UDan: Uke wacabanga ukwenza lula igama elithi Red Blue Collective libe “nsomi”?
I-Callye: NguNkosana kuphela owayepholile ngokwanele ukuba abe nsomi. Mhlawumbe, ngingaba imajenta encane.
Dan: Yimuphi umfutho owadala ukwakhiwa kwe-RBC?
I-Callye: Ngisebenze nezinhlangano zabo bonke osayizi ukuthuthukisa imikhiqizo iminyaka engu-10. Ngibone osomabhizinisi benothando neminyakazo kanye nokonga kwabo impilo ngokuhlela okuncane. Ngaqala i-RBC ukusiza abantu kuyo yonke inqubo hhayi nje ama-silo ahlukanisiwe wokuklama, ukumaketha, ukukhiqiza, noma ukubonisana kwebhizinisi. Bengifuna ukubakhombisa inqubo yokuqinisekisa imibono, imiklamo ye-prototyping ngokushesha, kanye nokukala ekukhiqizeni ngobuningi.
UDan: Uqale kanjani ekwakhiweni kwehadiwe futhi kuthiwani ngesikhala esiqhubeka nokukushayela?
I-Callye: Ngikhulele emndenini okhiqiza izinto ezidala eqala ngokuhlangana, i-QC, nokusebenzisa imishini ye-CNC. Ngangihlale ngicubungula nge-CAD. Ngo-2006, ngaqala ukudweba izingxenye ezilula ezishintshayo. Ngo-2008/2009, bengisebenzisana namakhasimende ahlinzeka ngomklamo wemishini wemikhiqizo eyinkimbinkimbi. Ngigqugquzelwa ukudala nokufunda. Ukusebenza emikhiqizweni ebonakalayo kunikeza ulwazi lokufunda olungapheli njengoba wonke umkhiqizo wethula izinselele ezihlukile.
Duma: Udwebe yini ku umhlaba wokuklanywa komkhiqizo futhi yini eqhubeka nokuqinisa uthando lwakho?
I-Callye: Ngazama izindlela ezehlukene zezamabhizinisi ezihlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwesoftware kanye nokwakhiwa kwewebhu. Kimina, akukho lutho oluqhathaniswa nokucabanga okuthile nokukubona kuze kufike endalweni. Ukubamba umbono ngesandla sakho kuyinto eyodwa. Ukwabelana ngalokho okuhlangenwe nakho nabantu (ukwenza izinto ezipholile) kuqinisa uthando lwami.
UDan: Yini ehlukile ngendlela yakho yokwenza ibhizinisi ngehardware?
I-Callye: Singamakholwa ashisekayo emqondweni wekhasimende kuqala. Abaqambi bayawuthanda umbono wabo. Anginayo i-ego emibonweni. Ngiyazifela ngamakhasimende nezinkinga zawo. I-Red Blue Collective ibamba ukuthi kungani umuntu efuna isixazululo esithile. Sithola ukubaluleka kokuxazulula leyo nkinga. Inqubo iyafana noma ngabe sakha imikhiqizo yezohwebo yobuchwepheshe noma okuqoqwayo okunethezeka.
UDan: Ziningi izigaba zokuthola umkhiqizo ukumakethwa. Ukucabanga kuyisiqalo nje. Kusukela kulowo mbono oyisisekelo ukuya embonweni ocwengisisiwe, bese usuka ku-prototype ongahluziwe ukuya ku-prototype esebenzayo ukuya ku-prototype yangaphambi kokukhiqiza, futhi kusukela ekukhiqizeni umthamo ophansi kuya esikalini njalonjalo. Izigaba zibandakanya amakhono ahlukene njengokumaketha, ukukhiqiza, ukuphathwa kwe-supply chain, ezomthetho, njalonjalo. Abantu bazoza kuwe ngamaphoyinti ahlukene kulo mzila. Iyiphi inqubo yokwenza ukuhlola okuqotho kokuthi bakuphi endleleni, bese ubanikeza ukulindela okungokoqobo kwalokho okuhilelekile ukuze babafikise esiqophelweni esilandelayo noma esiphethweni?
I-Callye: Siqala noma iyiphi iphrojekthi ngomhlangano wokutholwa. Nginenqubo esivumela ukuthi sihlonze isimo samanje nezidingo zeqembu. Ngakha imephu yomgwaqo okungenzeka iguquke ngokuqinisekisa kanye ne-prototyping. Isici esibaluleke kakhulu engilinganisa ngaso ukufinyelela kukhasimende. Uma iklayenti lingenakho ukuxhumana noma indlela yokuxhumana namakhasimende, anginandaba nanoma iyiphi enye inqubekelaphambili. Umqondo awunandaba. I-prototype ayibalulekile. I-patent cishe yayiwukumosha imali. Amakhasimende, hhayi imibono enza amabhizinisi. Ngihlukumeze imizwa eminingi.
Duma: Yiziphi ezinye zemibono eyiphutha oyibonayo abantu uma bezama ukuthola umbono wokumaketha?
I-Callye: Imali ingumbono oyiphutha wokuqala. Abantu bafuna ukuchitha noma bathole ukutshalwa kwezimali ukuze basebenzise. Imali inguphethiloli. Uma ungazi ukuthi uyaphi, igesi eningi ayikusizi ukuthi ufike endaweni oya kuyo. Esimeni esibi kakhulu, imali isiza osomabhizinisi bathungele izimpilo zabo ngomlilo.
Ukuthengisa kulula. Osomabhizinisi bezobuchwepheshe, ngisho nalabo abanolwazi lokuphatha, bacabanga ukuthi ukumaketha kuwumsebenzi ohlukile, olula. Lapho bebona ukuthi akekho onendaba (noma oke wezwa nokuthi) umkhiqizo wabo, amakhasimende ekugcineni abalulekile.
Dan: Ingabe ikhona indlela yokuthola ngempumelelo umbono wokumaketha, uhlaka, noma icala ngalinye lihlukile?
I-Callye: Abantu bafuna ifomula noma iresiphi enezinyathelo eziqondile. Bafuna imfihlo. Kusukela kuzinhlobonhlobo zethu kanye nomthamo wamaphrojekthi, angizange ngibone ifomula, kodwa ngilungise inqubo. Inqubo yethu ivumela ukuhlola nokokufaka ukuthi kucwengisise imibono ibe imikhiqizo. Sihlanganisa imisebenzi yokumaketha nokuklama ukuze sifake izethameli, imiyalezo, kanye nomkhiqizo ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Duma: Ukuze umqondo uphumelele yiliphi iphesenti lombono ngokumelene nokuqaliswa?
I-Callye: Ngokuvame kakhulu, ngiwubonile umbono uphazamisa impumelelo. Abantu badakwa yinguqulo yabo yeqiniso. Ngingaqhamuka nemibono eyi-100 ngosuku. Imibono iyakhuthaza. Ikhono lokwenza leyo mibono yikho konke okubalulekile.
U-Dan: Ukuphithizela, intshiseko, nokucasuka. Uyini umehluko, futhi yimuphi ophumelelayo?
I-Callye: Ngizwa isiphithiphithi, intshiseko, kanye namagama ahlabayo kaningi kusomabhizinisi kanye nomphakathi oqalayo. Ngiyathanda ukukhuluma nabantu ngemibono. Ingxenye yami iyakuthanda ukunakwa kwezamabhizinisi. Ingxenye yami igugile. U-Hustle (kimi) uthola izikhala bese efaka umsebenzi. Intshisekelo ixhumene nomsebenzi, izethameli, noma umphumela ezingeni elithile lengqondo nelomzwelo, i-aka enikeza i-sh*t. I-Grit ukuphikelela kokuqhubeka noma usuthole ukuthi ingxenye yesikhathi yonke into ivutha.
Impendulo yokugcina ithi: Yenza okuthile okubalulekile kubantu obakhathalelayo.
Dan: Uyini umbono wakho ngokukhipha imali uma kuqhathaniswa ne-DIY?
I-Callye: I-DIY iwukuthuthukiswa komuntu siqu hhayi ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo. Iqembu elihle, ngaphakathi nangaphandle, indlela izinkampani ezikala ngayo. Ngikholelwa ekubeni “nekhono lokuxoxa”. Ngifuna ukuqonda ngokwanele mayelana nenqubo noma ubuchwepheshe ukuze ngisebenze nochwepheshe. Ukuba umpetha kuyo yonke imikhakha akulona iqiniso.
Duma: Yiziphi izindaba/izibonelo ezithokozisayo zabantu oke wasebenza nabo?
I-Callye: Iningi lamaphrojekthi ethu angaphansi kwe-NDA noma imithetho yezinkontileka kodwa ngisenezindaba ezimnandi engingabelana ngazo. Ngemva kokunikeza izethulo ngokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo kuma-makerspaces, amakolishi, izinkampani, nezinhlangano zomphakathi, ucezu lokuqala lwempendulo engilutholile kwakuwukunikeza isibonelo. Abantu bafuna umongo. Babengafuni ukwenza imikhiqizo eyinkimbinkimbi, yezobuchwepheshe. Babengenaso isikhathi noma imali yokuphishekela okuthile ngokugcwele. Babefuna ukusebenzisa izinsiza ezilula njengalezo ezitholakala ku-makerspace.
Ngaya kuMike Hogarty futhi ngambuza ukuthi uyafuna yini ukuthuthukisa umkhiqizo.
Silandele inqubo ye-Red Blue Collective yokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo usuka entweni engenalutho ukuya kokwethulwa kwe-Kickstarter ezinsukwini ezingu-20. Sabelane ngazo zonke izifundo esizitholile kanye nocezu locwaningo ngochungechunge olufushane lwamakilasi. Imali yekilasi ixhase nge-prototyping yethu. Senza i-fidget spinner futhi sathengisa cishe ama-40k ngo-2016 (30k kusuka ku-Kickstarter). Njengoba lokhu kwakungaphambi kokuhlanya, abantu babengacabangi ukuthi umbono wethu wawunobukhulu. Senza enye iphrojekthi ngokubambisana nomculi wemishini we-CNC, uChris Bathgate. Elinye ibhizinisi lethu, i-Revolve Makers lazalwa.
Duma: Uma ukwazi ukugibela isidalwa esisodwa sasenganekwaneni kungaba yini? Iyiphi intuthuko yedizayini ongayenza kuyo?
I-Callye: I-Fenrir. Impisi yami yayingeke ingidle futhi idle umhlaba. Besizoyigcina ipholile.
UDan: Unolwazi olujulile emhlabeni wedizayini yedijithali kanye ukwakhiwa, kanye nobunkimbinkimbi obuhlobene namaqiniso ehadiwe ye-electromechanical. Ngakho-ke, ukuqeqeshwa kwakho kufanele kuhlungwe ngale lensi. Kungaziphi izindlela lokho kunenzuzo, futhi uhlala kanjani ungachemi futhi ugxile ngokulinganayo ebhizinisini, ekukhangiseni, nakwezinye izici?
I-Callye: Sengigxile kakhulu ezicini zokumaketha zokuletha imibono emakethe. Ukukhiqiza okunembayo kuzohlala kunendawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni yami. Ukukhiqiza, njengokuklama noma ukumaketha, kuyisigaba esibanzi solwazi. Ngihlale ngithembele kochwepheshe abakhethekile ukuze ngithole ulwazi.
UDan: Ngokungeziwe olwazini lwakho nolwazi lwakho, insiza eyigugu oyinikezayo ukuxhumana kwakho nabathengisi nabanye ochwepheshe. Ukubuka kanjani ukunethiwekha, futhi kungalolonga kanjani impumelelo yokwethulwa komkhiqizo?
I-Callye: Ukuba nenethiwekhi eqinile kwehlisa izindleko, kunciphisa isikhathi, futhi kwenyuse ikhwalithi. Ngamafuphi, izinsiza ezingcono zingakha imikhiqizo engcono. Uma usomabhizinisi eza kwa-RBC nombono, singamqondisa ezinhlelweni zokweluleka zasendaweni ezisiza ukuthuthukisa imodeli yebhizinisi lakhe. Ngokufanayo, singadonsa izinsiza zobunjiniyela, ezokukhiqiza, noma zokumaketha ukuze sigcwalise izikhala zeqembu ngesikhathi esifanele. Ngibuka ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo ngelensi yalokho engingakuzuza kubabukeli ngezinsiza ezitholakalayo.
UDan: Yimaphi amathuluzi ayinhloko enza ukuthola imibono yehadiwe yokuthengisa kufinyeleleke kakhulu kunangaphambili?
I-Callye: Ngokweqiniso, inkundla yezokuxhumana iyithuluzi eliphuma phambili lokuthola imibono emakethe. Ukuba nekhono lokubheka okuthrendayo kanye nezithameli zoxhumana nabo abangaba amakhasimende kuwushintsho lomdlalo. Abasunguli bafuna ukuthuthukisa kumodi eyimfihlo. Ngiyathanda ukuba nezingxoxo nabantu. Unendaba ngani? Iziphi izinkinga onazo? Ungakhokha ukuze lokho kube ngcono? Kungaba njani lokho?
Duma: Ngivame ukukubona emicimbini (leyo efakwa nguwe nabanye). Cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ngiya eMakerSpace yethu, ufika ngaphambi kokuba ngifike nalapho ngihamba. Uhlala ukhipha okuqukethwe ku-LinkedIn nakwamanye amapulatifomu. Konke lokhu kungaphezu komunye umsebenzi wakho wosuku lomsebenzi. Angizange ngizicabange njengomuntu odelelayo, kodwa kungase kudingeke ngicabange kabusha. Uhlala kanjani ugqugquzelekile futhi uziqeqeshe ukuze uqhubeke wakha futhi ukhula? Ingabe ubheka ukusebenza njengeqembu ekukhuthazeni ukuziphendulela nokushayela?
I-Callye: Ukuhlala ukhuthazekile akulula kunoma ubani. Ubunzima kanye nezithiyo kuyingxenye yenqubo. Noma ubani othi kulula ukudayisela udoti. Kumele ngishintshe amagiya ukuze ngiqhubeke. Ngizoshintsha kusuka ekuklanyweni kuye emsebenzini wamaphepha kuye kwezokuthengisa ngiye kunoma yini okudingeka yenziwe.
Angiphoqwa ukusebenza. Nginethuba lokudlala umdlalo. Indlela yami yokucabanga yehlukile. Ngaphandle kokuzwakala ngineminyaka emisha, ngikhuluma nosomabhizinisi abaningi abasha abacabanga nganoma yimuphi umsebenzi njengomsebenzi. Bakhetha ukuphuza ubhiya noma ukudlala imidlalo yevidiyo nanoma yini abantu abayenzayo. Baletha ingqondo yesisebenzi ekwakheni ibhizinisi.
Ngiyaziphendulela kubantu engisebenza nabo nakubantu engibelulekayo. Qaphela engikwenzayo. Woza ukwenze nami. Amaqembu angashintsha abe yinani eliphansi elivamile lomzamo. Udinga ukuzikhuthaza futhi wakhe izinga lomzamo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Njengecele, ukuphakamisa izinsimbi kuyingxenye enkulu yesimiso sami. Ijimu inginika amandla, ukuzithiba, nokugxila.
UDan: Umchaza kanjani u-lean?
I-Callye: I-Lean iwukuphishekela okuqhubekayo kokususa imfucuza.
Duma: Kuyini inzuzo yokuba mnene?
I-Callye: Ukuncika kusho ukuguquguquka ngokwanele ukuze ubambe amathuba ahlukene. Emnothweni we-gig, ukungabi nabasebenzi kuyinzuzo, hhayi ubuthakathaka. Siqasha ihhovisi endaweni yokwenza futhi sisebenzisa izitolo zasendaweni ukwenza i-prototyping. Esikhundleni sokutshala izimali kwingqalasizinda, singaba mnene ngenkathi sisiza ukukhuthaza umphakathi.
UDan: Iliphi ithuluzi lakho siqu olithandayo lokuklama?
I-Callye: Ngomqondo wokuhlola weqiniso wedizayini, izingxoxo nabahlanganyeli nabasebenzisi ziyithuluzi lami lokuklama eliyintandokazi. Ingxoxo ingivumela ukuthi ngiqonde kangcono engingakwakha. Ngomqondo wokubulala, nginobudlelwano obude ne-CAD. Ngizongena kuSolidWorks ngemuva kweseshini esheshayo yokudweba ukuze ngenze umqondo wemicabango yami. Amathuluzi obunjiniyela angisiza ngiqonde indlela yokwakha.
Dan: Iliphi ithuluzi ongalincoma kumuntu ongaphandle kwezwe lokuklama onombono afuna ukuwudayisa?
I-Callye: Ukubuka kuyithuluzi elikhulu lomuntu ongaphandle kwezwe lokuklama. Uma ngifuna ukwakha into entsha, ngithola imikhiqizo ekhona enezici ezifanayo. Ukuzivivinya kungiphoqa ukuthi ngephule izinhlelo eziyinkimbinkimbi kwesinye isikhathi zibe izakhi ezilula. Uhambo oluya emnyangweni wamathoyizi wesitolo sebhokisi elikhulu lungabonisa izici eziningi zokuklama (amahinge, amagiya, izinkinobho, amasu e-DFM). Lawa ma-analogue ayizinqamuleli zokuqonda ubunkimbinkimbi nezindleko zokuthuthukisa umbono. Ucwaningo luzosiza usomabhizinisi ukudlulisa umbono kubalingani.
Ngaphandle kokufunda ukubheka ngokucophelela, ngihlala ngitshela abantu ukuthi babambe iqhaza. Iya ku-makerspace. Thola iklabhu yomqambi. Zizungeze nabantu abahlakaniphile abazithuthukisa ngamabomu.
UDan: Sobabili sichitha isikhathi esiningi ku-MakerSpace yangakithi (simemeze ku-NOVA Labs). Ngaphandle kokufinyelela okungabizi kakhulu kwesikhala namathuluzi, yini eyenza makerspaces indawo enhle kangaka yosomabhizinisi behardware? Ngikholwa ukuthi sishintshela esimweni sokukhula i-solopreneurship kanye nokukhiqiza intando yeningi. Ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinzuzo, ngicabanga makerspaces bangabaholi basendaweni balo mkhuba omusha wosomabhizinisi. Ingabe uzizwa ngendlela efanayo, futhi ucabanga ukuthi lo mkhuba uzoyaphi?
I-Callye: I-Makerspaces imayelana nokuxhumana nabantu abanothando olufanayo nokushayela. Lapho ngiqala ukuhlola ama-makerspaces, isici somphakathi asizange sibe lula ngaso leso sikhathi. Ngabona iqoqo lezinto zokuzilibazisa kanye namaphrojekthi athile ahlanzekile. Njengoba ngiqala ukukhuluma ezindaweni zokukhiqiza, ama-incubator, nasemakolishi aseduze nesifunda, umphakathi wangivulela isifuba. Ngahlangana nabantu abamangalisayo. Umqondo wami wokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo wavela njengoba ngiqonda izinselele zabo zangempela.
Ngivumelana ngokuphelele nomkhuba we-solopreneurship. I-RBC ayinabasebenzi kodwa ithatha amaphrojekthi amakhulu. Angiwuboni umkhuba wokukhiqiza intando yeningi njengoba ngibona ukwenziwa kwezinto ngendlela ebonakalayo. Umqondo wendabuko wobunjiniyela nokukhiqiza ukulawula nokuba ngumnikazi wokukhiqiza. Ngezinsizakalo ezintsha, osomabhizinisi bangakwazi ukukhiqiza ngaphandle njengezinkampani ezinkulu. Ngomzamo othile kanye nolwazi, ungathatha umbono uye ekukhiqizeni ngobuningi ngemuva kwekhompyutha.
Umphakathi wendawo udinga i-makerspace egxile kwezamabhizinisi. Ngibona impumelelo kwenye indawo futhi ngingathanda ukuletha lokho ku-DC. Izidingo kanye nesiko lezamabhizinisi kuhlukile (akungcono) kunabantu abagxile ekufundeni komuntu siqu noma emisebenzini yezandla.
Duma: Kufanelekile yini ukusho ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yesu lakho iphansi?
I-Callye: I-Red Blue Collective isezingeni eliphansi impela. Sisize amakhasimende ezinkampani ukuthi enze izinhlelo zangaphakathi zokuqamba izinto ezintsha kodwa sibandakanyeka kakhulu emphakathini wendawo. Sisiza ukukhuthaza i-ecosystem yezamabhizinisi esifundeni ngemicimbi, efana Nika amandla2Make, nezinhlelo, ezifana I-Startups Ignite Accelerate24.
Duma: Yiziphi izinto ezinkulu ezintsha ozenzayo?
I-Callye: Sinamaphrojekthi athile asezokwethulwa. Ungangilandela ku-Instagram (@callyekeen) noma kuFacebook (https://www.facebook.com/redbluecollective) ukuthola ukuthi kwenzekani. Ngale kwemikhiqizo, sisanda kuhambela umbukiso omkhulu we-IMTS ngoSepthemba. I-Red Blue Collective ihlele umenzi-usomabhizinisi meetup embukisweni futhi simeme umphakathi wethu. I-IMTS ikhombisa ubuchwepheshe obungamamitha-skwele ayizigidi eziyi-1.4. Abaqambi, onjiniyela, osomabhizinisi, abaklami, njll. bonke bayazuza ekuqondeni ubuciko balokho okungenzeka kanye nokubona ikusasa lokukhiqiza.
