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The funding model for this project is silly. So for $50 you get a license for this product. What does it cost to generate a license key or send someone an exec

by bobsy 14y ago

The funding model for this project is silly. So for $50 you get a license for this product. What does it cost to generate a license key or send someone an executable? Near zero? They keep like $49.98 at this tier. For $30 you get a t-shirt. Cost to the developer? I don't know. Lets say the t-shirt costs $10. Plus the design time. Plus the prep, making sure people get the right sizes and postage time * (105 + 208). Probably making a loss at this tier. You then have the licenses. $200 gets you 2 licenses. Wha? $500 gets you 4!? of course the benefit of the $500 is being admitted into the buggy alpha testing phase. Great.. I think they probably would have raised 300k with better tiers. I also wonder about this Python promise. If I was a Python developer and it failed to hit 300k I might consider withholding my donation. I mean why not? I want Python support. I donate to that end. The project doesn't make it to Python support. I should remove my donation as I am not getting the product I donated to. This kind of fund raising seems to fly in the face of what Kickstarter is about.

gaius 14y ago
As Joel Spolsky points out, you might value a t-shirt at $10 because it costs $10 at The Gap. But it actually costs closer to $1. Giving away free t-shirts is basically a no-brainer in promotional terms.
- d3ad1ysp0rk 14y ago
  Where are you getting custom tshirts made for $1? Lets also not forget about shipping and handling (time is money).
  - gaius 14y ago
    The numbers aren't exact (I doubt Gap sells a t-shirt for less than $30 these days) but the point is: promotional merchandise works because it's actually worth a lot less than you think it is. One guy I know in catering likes to bet that someone can't eat £1 worth of food. He's paying 2p for an egg and 1p for a rasher of bacon at wholesale rates...
- Alex3917 14y ago
  If you want to make a shirt that people will wear, e.g. high-quality silkscreen on an American Apparel shirt, then it costs closer to $25. Even if you can make a shirt for a dollar, you're basically just throwing away that dollar.
  - gaius 14y ago
    Closer to $5 http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/bulk-t-shirt-printing-C6585 http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/bulk-t-shirt-printing-C6585

by bobsy 14y ago

gaius 14y ago

As Joel Spolsky points out, you might value a t-shirt at $10 because it costs $10 at The Gap. But it actually costs closer to $1. Giving away free t-shirts is basically a no-brainer in promotional terms.

d3ad1ysp0rk 14y ago
Where are you getting custom tshirts made for $1? Lets also not forget about shipping and handling (time is money).
- gaius 14y ago
  The numbers aren't exact (I doubt Gap sells a t-shirt for less than $30 these days) but the point is: promotional merchandise works because it's actually worth a lot less than you think it is. One guy I know in catering likes to bet that someone can't eat £1 worth of food. He's paying 2p for an egg and 1p for a rasher of bacon at wholesale rates...
Alex3917 14y ago
If you want to make a shirt that people will wear, e.g. high-quality silkscreen on an American Apparel shirt, then it costs closer to $25. Even if you can make a shirt for a dollar, you're basically just throwing away that dollar.
- gaius 14y ago
  Closer to $5 http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/bulk-t-shirt-printing-C6585 http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/bulk-t-shirt-printing-C6585