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Are you saying that the product sold enough so that someone involved could quit their job to produce it, or that someone enjoyed the product enough that they de

Are you saying that the product sold enough so that someone involved could quit their job to produce it, or that someone enjoyed the product enough that they decided to go all in on using it?

sillysaurusx 4y ago
The former. They were a single-income household at the time, so it was a big decision. But they sensed that it was their only chance to get wealthy, so they went for it. I really respect that. It's unfortunate it didn't work out, but that's life. They regretted leaving their job and ended up losing the family house, but they recovered after a time. They're now in a job they like renting a house they like. The molds were the heart and soul of the project, since they were the only irreplaceable component. They ended up throwing those into a dumpster. As a final twist, a family friend happened to be working at the trash center and spotted the molds as they were coming through. So even when they were trying to get rid of it like it was a monkey's paw, it still didn't go out without being noticed one last time. One of ya'll should try your hand at it. As with programming, the problems are tough but solvable (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31667798 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31667798) and as far as I know there's still nothing like it on the market, with plenty of demand. At one point they were selling multiple color varieties, and people would buy all three colors. I asked if there was any other difference, and he said nope, just color added via dye. So there's a real opportunity for an enterprising sculptor that happens to be reading this. (I don't know much else and I do ML nowadays, so good luck! But feel free to DM for advice I guess. https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/dragon-skin/ https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/dragon-skin/ was part of the materials they used, but apparently it was too rigid for the skin. It was for internal support.)

Are you saying that the product sold enough so that someone involved could quit their job to produce it, or that someone enjoyed the product enough that they decided to go all in on using it?

sillysaurusx 4y ago

The former. They were a single-income household at the time, so it was a big decision. But they sensed that it was their only chance to get wealthy, so they went for it. I really respect that. It's unfortunate it didn't work out, but that's life. They regretted leaving their job and ended up losing the family house, but they recovered after a time. They're now in a job they like renting a house they like. The molds were the heart and soul of the project, since they were the only irreplaceable component. They ended up throwing those into a dumpster. As a final twist, a family friend happened to be working at the trash center and spotted the molds as they were coming through. So even when they were trying to get rid of it like it was a monkey's paw, it still didn't go out without being noticed one last time. One of ya'll should try your hand at it. As with programming, the problems are tough but solvable (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31667798 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31667798) and as far as I know there's still nothing like it on the market, with plenty of demand. At one point they were selling multiple color varieties, and people would buy all three colors. I asked if there was any other difference, and he said nope, just color added via dye. So there's a real opportunity for an enterprising sculptor that happens to be reading this. (I don't know much else and I do ML nowadays, so good luck! But feel free to DM for advice I guess. https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/dragon-skin/ https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/dragon-skin/ was part of the materials they used, but apparently it was too rigid for the skin. It was for internal support.)