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> Did you think about a kickstarter Honestly, I could not think of anything that would make me miserable more than battling up from ground level in this kind o
by adhesive_wombat 4y ago
> Did you think about a kickstarter
Honestly, I could not think of anything that would make me miserable more than battling up from ground level in this kind of market, using my few personal savings as collateral. Kind of the same reason I don't intend to get into politics.
Yes, I'm giving up on a chance to make something better, but I won't make anything better from an early grave.
I'm content to work for a company that I think is making good products. I have never worked for a company making cheap crap, and I hope I never will.
- archi42 4y agoI feel very much the same :) Maybe we both "just" need to find a niche (or simple enough) product that can be started as an extended hobby. But I fear these are often not very interesting or won't even make us millionaires. How about electric tooth brushes, have these any relevant flaws these days? Another small thing: We have a cat toy that moves via vibration (they love it), but the 3 tiny 312-type cells only survive for at most 30m. We even tried those specced for hearing aids (180mAh instead of 30mAh), but they seem to have trouble with the current and don't live much longer; so using it is not only moderately expansive, but produces a lot of unnecessary waste. A small LiPo with USB-C charger could fit, but of course then the margin would drop sharply.
- ImPostingOnHN 4y agoyou could always become a patent troll, with a portfolio of assorted product improvements you license out
- archi42 4y agoIf I had no morals, I'd already be selling crap like "nuclear power filters" and useless resonator circuits for "charging water" ;) But I prefer useful contributions to society.
- adhesive_wombat 4y agoDon't forget the anti-5G USB field generators.