To “reboot the American dream,” we need to “demand more of our political leaders, of our CEOs, our entrepreneurs, our investors. We need to demand more of our culture, of our society. And we need to demand more from one another. We’re all necessary, and we can all contribute, to building.”
I only met Mark once awhile ago when I was MAKE Magazine, I’m sure he does not remember me, this was 10 years ago and I was talking about needing to make things in the USA and the people (makers) that can build, I am hoping he reads this as he can help deploy a lot of capital to build.
Marc, Adafruit is a manufacturer in NYC, making IoT devices, to small microcontrollers, to sensors inside just about everything possible, a lot are using in all the startups you fund. We were deemed an essential business to help fight COVID-19 in NYC and manufacture face shields, components for medical devices and more.
If you know any bank or VC that will invest, support, or help building in the USA, or a woman-owned manufacturing company let us know [email protected].
We are trying to purchase a mask machine so we can supply all New Yorkers with masks, we’ve applied for a grant, we’ll shop around for a loan, we will not touch the payroll funds for the 130+ people we have and will continue to pay. What else? IoT / ML fever scanners, LoRA pulse oximeters, bluetooth contact tracing, UV-C sanitizers, let’s get on this.
Many of us build, and will build. We are building, even now, every day in the epicenter.
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