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Already at $130k, at this rate it will get bluetooth and NFC as well.

codetrotter 6y ago
Yes, not bad at all. I would back it too, if I could afford to. What I wonder is, did they have a following from before, and that is how they were able to reach enough people to get to 200% of their goal in so short time? Or did it simply spread organically because of how awesome it is? The video was really good and convincing. I just always wonder this because I would like to do a Kickstarter for a project of my own some day maybe, but don’t have any following so I think my project would not receive enough backers. But if it is possible to get backing without a pre-existing big group of followers then that is very encouraging. Edit: Also, what’s the name of the chiptune at the end of the video again? I’ve listened to that one many times before but can’t remember what it was called.
- f311a 6y ago
  The project was discussed multiple times on hacker news and other platforms. People signed up for special price long time ago.
- oxapentane 6y ago
  The folks behind the project did a lot of posts on design/development for the past year. Unfortunately mostly in Russian. Here's reddit post in english from a while back: https://www.reddit.com/r/TechNewsToday/comments/g4vkqf/flipper_zero_tamagotchi_for_hacker/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TechNewsToday/comments/g4vkqf/flipp... And here's pre-kickstarter post in russian, that kinda sums up everything that was posted before: https://habr.com/ru/post/513074/ https://habr.com/ru/post/513074/ Edit: and even here: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=flipperzero.one https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=flipperzero.one
  - adimov 6y ago
    Hey, let me know if anything unclear from automatic translation, I'll try to explain. (I'm not the founder just really like this concept)
- coderobe 6y ago
  The main creator of this has been posting about his progress for months, personally I've been following its development ever since I first saw it. It's such a neat project that I can totally believe this being entirely organic growth.
- whywhywhywhy 6y ago
  The branding/art direction definitely makes it more interesting and sharable. Makes a difference when you nail those things.
- Izkata 6y ago
  > how they were able to reach enough people to get to 200% of their goal in so short time? 6 hours later, that $130k is now $437k. And it was up for a bit before GP posted their comment - 30 to 50 minutes, I think, so a good chunk of that 200% may well be from here as well.

Yes, not bad at all. I would back it too, if I could afford to. What I wonder is, did they have a following from before, and that is how they were able to reach enough people to get to 200% of their goal in so short time? Or did it simply spread organically because of how awesome it is? The video was really good and convincing. I just always wonder this because I would like to do a Kickstarter for a project of my own some day maybe, but don’t have any following so I think my project would not receive enough backers. But if it is possible to get backing without a pre-existing big group of followers then that is very encouraging. Edit: Also, what’s the name of the chiptune at the end of the video again? I’ve listened to that one many times before but can’t remember what it was called.

f311a 6y ago
The project was discussed multiple times on hacker news and other platforms. People signed up for special price long time ago.
oxapentane 6y ago
The folks behind the project did a lot of posts on design/development for the past year. Unfortunately mostly in Russian. Here's reddit post in english from a while back: https://www.reddit.com/r/TechNewsToday/comments/g4vkqf/flipper_zero_tamagotchi_for_hacker/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TechNewsToday/comments/g4vkqf/flipp... And here's pre-kickstarter post in russian, that kinda sums up everything that was posted before: https://habr.com/ru/post/513074/ https://habr.com/ru/post/513074/ Edit: and even here: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=flipperzero.one https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=flipperzero.one
- adimov 6y ago
  Hey, let me know if anything unclear from automatic translation, I'll try to explain. (I'm not the founder just really like this concept)
coderobe 6y ago
The main creator of this has been posting about his progress for months, personally I've been following its development ever since I first saw it. It's such a neat project that I can totally believe this being entirely organic growth.
whywhywhywhy 6y ago
The branding/art direction definitely makes it more interesting and sharable. Makes a difference when you nail those things.
Izkata 6y ago
> how they were able to reach enough people to get to 200% of their goal in so short time? 6 hours later, that $130k is now $437k. And it was up for a bit before GP posted their comment - 30 to 50 minutes, I think, so a good chunk of that 200% may well be from here as well.