Thanks for posting this.
It’s a very insightful piece, especially when it touches on the philosophical ways that BMD are different to many other companies in the way they approach manufacturing.
“As Blackmagic Design builds its products based on demand, most of its inventory is in parts, rather than finished products”
They try as much as possible to manufacture in-house. The make their own PCBs from scratch in house! I didn’t know what a wave solder machine was till I visited.
“The firm differed from other technology companies in that it had always been self-funded and had never used investment capital, giving it enormous creative freedom.”
BMD has grown to where they are now without borrowing any money. They don’t have investors or share holders that are looking over their shoulders….
It’s also interesting to compare their turnover to other similar companies like Arri, Panavision, Atomos, VITEC, AJA Video, ADOBE and RED…:-)
JB