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Yes, somebody other than him made the products. He didn't actually make blueprints and make a Chinese factory make them. The real genius is some forgotten guy i
by rijoja 10y ago
Yes, somebody other than him made the products. He didn't actually make blueprints and make a Chinese factory make them. The real genius is some forgotten guy in China. He made at least 50'000 USD which I suppose buys you a lot more status in China.
I really don't like being negative but this article feels has the same feeling as the Taboola ads at the bottom of the page. This guy made a smart deal sure, but really he didn't create anything new so I'm a bit disappointed with the article since it's not about someone who managed to complete an engineering project in record time or something really cool... but just a $ sign to spark interest.
If you want to manufacture something I guess that you go about basically the same way as you would if you wanted to find a company that creates a software product.
- mosselman 10y agoThank you, and the rest of the commenters for the answer, the title and article where somewhat misleading and I didn't watch the video. You are right about the article being poor, it is basically just click bait and it is annoying to have to waste brain energy on trying to decipher this incoherent story. On the plus side though, I have just learned that alibaba factories try to outpace kickstarters and the like, that is pretty interesting and quite clever, despite the sneakiness.
- Mithaldu 10y agoA good way to handle stories like this is to flag them.
- candiodari 10y agoApparently the "source" must have been something like this: http://www.dx.com/p/updated-version-fidget-cubic-toy-for-focusing-black-green-457320 http://www.dx.com/p/updated-version-fidget-cubic-toy-for-foc...