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"concept" = "vaporware". Will.i.am himself is famous[1] for these at this point. 1. https://www.protocol.com/will-i-am-xupermask-honeywell https://www.protocol

by ajcp 6y ago

"concept" = "vaporware". Will.i.am himself is famous[1] for these at this point. 1. https://www.protocol.com/will-i-am-xupermask-honeywell https://www.protocol.com/will-i-am-xupermask-honeywell

BoorishBears 6y ago
Normally I'd agree but nothing about this seems out of the realm of a customized Alibaba product or something Just imagine every material will be 10x crappier than implies and I think it could be real Edit: Sure enough https://m.alibaba.com/product/1600093606917/Face-Mask-eadphones-Earphone-Wireless-Mic.html?__detailProductImg=https%3A%2F%2Fs.alicdn.com%2F%40sc01%2Fkf%2FHb9ffa3de9409498dbb3e6460cd610694u.jpg_200x200.jpg https://m.alibaba.com/product/1600093606917/Face-Mask-eadpho...
- ajcp 6y ago
  It's like Rule 34 but for merch on Alibaba.
hctaw 6y ago
There are a lot of celebrity investors like that. They usually have zero day-to-day interaction with the business aside from a launch blog/press release like this one.
- ajcp 6y ago
  No doubt, no doubt. At what point does Will.i.am realize this is doing him more harm than good here.
  - hctaw 6y ago
    How would it harm him? I'm sure he's being paid in equity with liquidation preference. His biggest investment is his name on something like this. This happens all the time with low tier VCs (although a few big ones have celebrities that come out of the woodwork during raises) and companies that have trouble raising money from angel investors more in the know. Go pick an athlete or musician and they probably have some startup with their name attached.
    - ajcp 6y ago
      He's diluting his names value by attaching it to failed products. Eventually his name will be synonymous with failed products, at that point his biggest revenue generator is...vapor.
      - atat7024 6y ago
        > Eventually his name will be synonymous with failed products, You're overestimating consumers' capacity to read, well, anything.
        bobthepanda 6y ago
        Also if a product fails because no one has heard of it, how would you expect them to know?

by ajcp 6y ago

"concept" = "vaporware". Will.i.am himself is famous[1] for these at this point. 1. https://www.protocol.com/will-i-am-xupermask-honeywell https://www.protocol.com/will-i-am-xupermask-honeywell

BoorishBears 6y ago

Normally I'd agree but nothing about this seems out of the realm of a customized Alibaba product or something Just imagine every material will be 10x crappier than implies and I think it could be real Edit: Sure enough https://m.alibaba.com/product/1600093606917/Face-Mask-eadphones-Earphone-Wireless-Mic.html?__detailProductImg=https%3A%2F%2Fs.alicdn.com%2F%40sc01%2Fkf%2FHb9ffa3de9409498dbb3e6460cd610694u.jpg_200x200.jpg https://m.alibaba.com/product/1600093606917/Face-Mask-eadpho...

ajcp 6y ago
It's like Rule 34 but for merch on Alibaba.

hctaw 6y ago

There are a lot of celebrity investors like that. They usually have zero day-to-day interaction with the business aside from a launch blog/press release like this one.

ajcp 6y ago
No doubt, no doubt. At what point does Will.i.am realize this is doing him more harm than good here.
- hctaw 6y ago
  How would it harm him? I'm sure he's being paid in equity with liquidation preference. His biggest investment is his name on something like this. This happens all the time with low tier VCs (although a few big ones have celebrities that come out of the woodwork during raises) and companies that have trouble raising money from angel investors more in the know. Go pick an athlete or musician and they probably have some startup with their name attached.
  - ajcp 6y ago
    He's diluting his names value by attaching it to failed products. Eventually his name will be synonymous with failed products, at that point his biggest revenue generator is...vapor.
    - atat7024 6y ago
      > Eventually his name will be synonymous with failed products, You're overestimating consumers' capacity to read, well, anything.
      - bobthepanda 6y ago
        Also if a product fails because no one has heard of it, how would you expect them to know?