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> But after having two hugely successful crowdfunding campaigns, how did they fail? One could argue having to go continuously go back to that well meant they n
by TarpitCarnivore 10y ago
> But after having two hugely successful crowdfunding campaigns, how did they fail?
One could argue having to go continuously go back to that well meant they never gained the market traction they were hoping for.
- lettergram 10y agoI don't know, that may be true, but I saw multiple people walk into target and ask for Pebble's. I was actually astonished when I first saw it, but I was like - "alright, pebble is going to be okay". This was like six months ago, but it was in SF.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoI think it was simply a kind of tradition. It wouldn't be Pebble without a Kickstarter for each new watch. Also I suppose this way they got better deal on preorders that they could do elsewhere, coupled with lots of free marketing.
- mikestew 10y agoI think it was simply a kind of tradition. It wouldn't be Pebble without a Kickstarter for each new watch. It was the cute the first two times. By round #3, I was tired of the "we'll ship soon, after a slew of delays!" dance, and ready for Pebble to put on their big boy pants and let me know when they ship to a retailer from whom I can buy one that day. And apparently those big boy pants were still fitting a bit loose.