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Note that if Shenzen companies started publishing proposals on Kickstarter, they could make a success: Compared to SV products which get delivered in a year or
by tajen 9y ago
Note that if Shenzen companies started publishing proposals on Kickstarter, they could make a success: Compared to SV products which get delivered in a year or two, they could churn prototypes in a few weeks, build confidence with investors and repeat. I hear people screaming "but they're not reliable/trustworthy!", but you can build trustworthiness by delivering bigger and bigger products, and, actually, Kickstarter would benefit from working in an environment which doesn't entirely rely on the producer's good will.
- joshvm 9y agoThey already do, see uArm. At one point they were listed as a US company, but they seem to have updated their page. I have nothing bad to say about the experience - my robot arm arrived on time, it pretty much works, some niggles with the software but they seem to be fixing it. No problems with Shenzhen companies running Kickstarters, after all they can probably have much better relationships with the factories than Westerners are likely to. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufactory/uarm-put-a-miniature-industrial-robot-arm-on-your https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufactory/uarm-put-a-min...
- m-j-fox 9y agoWe're still doing Kickstarter? Thought we all got burned on that AR/wifi deal and never went back.
- nicky0 9y agoThe what?