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Who to solicit for a small project? (lemdro.id)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not in the tech community, but I have an idea for a device I want to get made (just for my own convenience; nothing commercial or for an organization). Is there an existing platform for soliciting someone to build an electronic gadget for me?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I'd also like to hear what your idea is. I don't know of a platform to solicit someone building your device at a price you'll be wanting to pay, but there are forums to help you learn how to do it yourself if you're motivated enough.

If it's cool enough to pique interest, you could try posting the concept in an electronics community and seeing if anyone's interested in the challenge, or an ideas community and just floating it for people to choose to run with.

It's also possible the device already exists and someone can suggest an easy option for you