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I would bet money that the creator didn't make anywhere near minimum wage, if anything, from this. Add up the time of designing and getting this project done ov
by jomohke 3y ago
I would bet money that the creator didn't make anywhere near minimum wage, if anything, from this. Add up the time of designing and getting this project done over ten years.
It's also a niche, specialist hardware project made in extremely small quantities. They probably should have charged more, not less.
- dgoldstein0 3y agoAnd if they charged more, would they have gotten as many backers? Significantly fewer? You are probably right it was a raw deal for them, but likely there just isn't enough demand for a price point that would make this sort of project a good investment.
- ilyt 3y agoWell, nothing stops him from continuing to make and sell it. But I'd imagine author doesn't want to do anything with bulk manufacturing ever again. Also it wasn't from scratch but evolution of https://www.gabotronics.com/products/57/xmega-xprotolab-details.html https://www.gabotronics.com/products/57/xmega-xprotolab-deta... author already made 2 kickstarters before https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/920064946/created https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/920064946/created