Super helpful article as I think through some of my own inventions and pursuits. A friend had mentioned Quirky to me as a potential avenue, and I looked into i

Super helpful article as I think through some of my own inventions and pursuits. A friend had mentioned Quirky to me as a potential avenue, and I looked into it about 6 months ago. It looked...cute...kind of like an Etsy and one of those infomercials on TV for the Inventors Helpline or whatever it was. The first impression wasn't straight out excitement, and the second impression surely didn't help. Personally I didn't like the terms of how they wanted to do business. It reminded me a lot of record contracts and rights management, who gets a cut of what, and while I completely understand it's a valid business model, it's not my preferred modus operandi. As in, I prefer independence, even if it means sacrifices in expedience, funding, or even simple encouragement. Quirky offered an avenue that could be helpful to a certain population, of which I was a member, but I still didn't sign up. Regarding iteration - or more to the point - lack thereof - I almost can't believe it. Every single music project I create and work on goes through versions. Usually I start with drums (even if I have a melody in mind I need the tempo to work with), then add a bassline or keys, then a guitar, then more as needed. While I'd absolutely love to create a piece of hardware that functions perfectly in Version 1.0, I'm too skeptical / influenced by Murphy's Laws that things will take some experimentation. Knowing "nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious" helps, but user feedback should be a real priority!