4 ms·

HUSH from prototype to product

12 points by acremades 14y ago

zdgman 14y ago
The funny thing about the crowd funding is that no ne has actually purchased a chair (too high of a price tag for the typical crowd funding contributor). If not doing an actual production run of chairs what would the 5K be used for?
chromaticorb 14y ago
Bit Freudian, no? Personally, if I used one, I would either just feel sleepy or very uncomfortable and aware of what I was doing
AlexMuir 14y ago
I don't really understand what's happening here. She's got orders, she seems to already have a design business and commissions, and there's talent aplenty. Let's go - get the fucking thing made and stack it into Harvey Nicols, Harrods and Fortnums. Now if she was working her way out of a Scottish fishing village with nothing but a felt needle and a fistful of designs then yeah, let's dig deep. But she's in London, with a decent CV and access to all the support that's available there. I don't think people should be donating to fund a high-end product with customers already teed up and waiting. I'd write a cheque to her for £5k today as an investment. Or she can go to the bank and get a loan. I'm not at all comfortable with this model of 'donations' to fund a business. I know Kickstarter have said they aren't selling products any longer, but I felt much better about buying a Pebble way in advance of it shipping, and taking the risk that it may never arrive (a miniscule risk with pebble, I know). Are these crowdfunding platforms simply turning into marketing vehicles? And does that risk pushing out the very projects that need crowdfunding?
sukuriant 14y ago
Neat concept; though I would like to know what the price of these chairs is going to be. I see that for a donation of $2200, you get one of the chairs, and that's the lowest price tier you can get one in. Is $2k going to be the starting cost?
cret91 14y ago
Would be awesome to have this in my office and hide from my boss whenever he is coming to give me some assignments...

12 points by acremades 14y ago

The funny thing about the crowd funding is that no ne has actually purchased a chair (too high of a price tag for the typical crowd funding contributor). If not doing an actual production run of chairs what would the 5K be used for?

chromaticorb 14y ago

Bit Freudian, no? Personally, if I used one, I would either just feel sleepy or very uncomfortable and aware of what I was doing

AlexMuir 14y ago

I don't really understand what's happening here. She's got orders, she seems to already have a design business and commissions, and there's talent aplenty. Let's go - get the fucking thing made and stack it into Harvey Nicols, Harrods and Fortnums. Now if she was working her way out of a Scottish fishing village with nothing but a felt needle and a fistful of designs then yeah, let's dig deep. But she's in London, with a decent CV and access to all the support that's available there. I don't think people should be donating to fund a high-end product with customers already teed up and waiting. I'd write a cheque to her for £5k today as an investment. Or she can go to the bank and get a loan. I'm not at all comfortable with this model of 'donations' to fund a business. I know Kickstarter have said they aren't selling products any longer, but I felt much better about buying a Pebble way in advance of it shipping, and taking the risk that it may never arrive (a miniscule risk with pebble, I know). Are these crowdfunding platforms simply turning into marketing vehicles? And does that risk pushing out the very projects that need crowdfunding?

sukuriant 14y ago

Neat concept; though I would like to know what the price of these chairs is going to be. I see that for a donation of $2200, you get one of the chairs, and that's the lowest price tier you can get one in. Is $2k going to be the starting cost?

cret91 14y ago

Would be awesome to have this in my office and hide from my boss whenever he is coming to give me some assignments...