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Yes $650 is a large amount to be donating to a project like mine, and I agree that it is not the way to go for everyone or every project. I thought that I would

by gphakos 14y ago

Yes $650 is a large amount to be donating to a project like mine, and I agree that it is not the way to go for everyone or every project. I thought that I would try it out for this project to see what the response would be like, and it seemed like the best way to build both financial support and interest for the project so I went for it. I know producing these will be a big job and I liked that Kickstarter allows me to set my funding goal at a level where I will be most likely to succeed. I could have certainly set up a pre-order page with a Stripe button and started building as the orders came in, but being woefully underfunded is not a great way to start an enterprise like this in my opinion. And I thought that Kickstarter would be the lowest risk option for everyone involved.

diN0bot 14y ago
if you have successful kickstarts in the past, you become more reliable for the future. one could make a couple smaller projects to prove oneself, slowly getting bigger and earning more support than would otherwise be possible. that said, i'm not sure how more support helps one make more deskbeds. the more deskbeds to make the more deskbeds to make. unless one is manufacturing, constructing and distributing components automatically.
- nsfmc 14y ago
  when i saw this i really was hoping that the project would have some ~$50 option where you could buy the plans to assemble the desk out of 2x4s and support general development of some fancier option. (hi din0bot!)
  - anthonyb 14y ago
    Indeed. With some sort of open source plan, you could get improvements very quickly. Two obvious ones that spring to mind: - make the top legs loose so that they swing down when the bed goes up - cover the base of the bed with something (fabric, a wooden panel or a whiteboard), so that it looks more like furniture when it's up, and not the bottom of a mattress.
samstave 14y ago
I sent your kickstarter to some furniture people I know seeing if they could give you further advice on how to make this a reality. I think you should use the kickstarter monies to help you get better connected with furniture manufacturers who would license the design from you and help you make this a reality. There is so much potential for such a design - and even though it is not 100% novel - it looks like it could be affordably developed easily and could be sold in dorms and rooms around the world.

by gphakos 14y ago

diN0bot 14y ago

if you have successful kickstarts in the past, you become more reliable for the future. one could make a couple smaller projects to prove oneself, slowly getting bigger and earning more support than would otherwise be possible. that said, i'm not sure how more support helps one make more deskbeds. the more deskbeds to make the more deskbeds to make. unless one is manufacturing, constructing and distributing components automatically.

nsfmc 14y ago
when i saw this i really was hoping that the project would have some ~$50 option where you could buy the plans to assemble the desk out of 2x4s and support general development of some fancier option. (hi din0bot!)
- anthonyb 14y ago
  Indeed. With some sort of open source plan, you could get improvements very quickly. Two obvious ones that spring to mind: - make the top legs loose so that they swing down when the bed goes up - cover the base of the bed with something (fabric, a wooden panel or a whiteboard), so that it looks more like furniture when it's up, and not the bottom of a mattress.

samstave 14y ago

I sent your kickstarter to some furniture people I know seeing if they could give you further advice on how to make this a reality. I think you should use the kickstarter monies to help you get better connected with furniture manufacturers who would license the design from you and help you make this a reality. There is so much potential for such a design - and even though it is not 100% novel - it looks like it could be affordably developed easily and could be sold in dorms and rooms around the world.