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Incandescent lights are being banned in some countries now, and I expect more to follow, there's a gap opening up for new stuff. The "eco" lights that are star
by wheels 18y ago
Incandescent lights are being banned in some countries now, and I expect more to follow, there's a gap opening up for new stuff.
The "eco" lights that are starting to catch on in Germany have a pretty harsh spectrum and take a while to reach a useful brightness, so I'd imagine that if there were an instant on LED bulb with a more appealing spectrum at a reasonable price that it'd do well in the market.
- markessien 18y agoI'm really not convinced that bulbs is a good space for a small startup. It's the type of product that needs a lot of push behind it, and that's exactly what startups don't have.
- wheels 18y agoI'm not convinced that it's an easy space either, but that's really all about the distribution channels. If you wanted to do this as a startup what you'd need to do is to lure away someone who's specifically connected in the lighting industry. I think access to the distribution channels would be much more important than money -- and I'm not even convinced that if you did have money that you could automagically solve the distribution problem. There are of course fabrication expenses, but I can only assume that the original poster has taken those into account.
- markessien 18y agoYes, you're right of course, distribution is another problem. I really don't see how something like this would work - if someone made me head of a light bulb startup and gave me $500 million, I'd still be quite lost as to how to go about doing things. I'd probably burn through a lot of money on consultants and all that. I think some types of business are better suited to big companies, and some are better suited to smaller companies.