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Kickstarter Fulfillment

100 points by jstreebin 13y ago

jkhanlar 13y ago
There are some price points where it is less expensive to buy more quantity. For example, buying 23 1-color shirts would cost us$249.09. Buying 34 1-color shirts will cost us$247.52. Thus, I prepared this data: http://pastebin.ca/raw/2379519 http://pastebin.ca/raw/2379519 - also http://filebin.ca/htp59WvLcjl http://filebin.ca/htp59WvLcjl
- teelaunch 13y ago
  you rock. toss me an email :) nick@teelaunch.com
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joelrunyon 13y ago
I like the idea. Initial thoughts is you might run into issues using the exact "kickstarter" name. Maybe change it to a more generic "crowdfunding" or something similar.
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- calvin 13y ago
  Yes, you'll have a cease & desist as soon as Kickstarter sees the URL and site name.
  - waterlesscloud 13y ago
    And the logo used on the page. Bizarre. Anyway, this has been an obvious opportunity. Good to see someone jumping in on it.
- saidajigumi 13y ago
  Not "might" run into issues, rather "definitely". This is blatant trademark violation. "Kickstarter" is a registered mark[1]. Given that trademark law requires the holder to defend the mark or risk losing it, this is like painting a target on your back. [1] http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:va4lmm.2.1 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:va...
- joelrunyon 13y ago
  Edit: site changed to TeeLaunch. Nice responsive time guys.
_wesley_ 13y ago
Do they actually do fulfillment of real rewards, or only of schwag like tshirts?
- egypturnash 13y ago
  If you give 'em your email they show you a price list for t-shirts, and say "Contact us for 3D prints, postcards, stickers, posters, hats, …". They're not a one-stop fulfillment shop.
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- teelaunch 13y ago
  email support@teelaunch.com
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egypturnash 13y ago
Interesting, this is like the second Kickstarter support company I've heard of in as many days - a KS I supported is using BackerKit[1] to help manage their fulfillment. There's also Topatoco's Make That Thing[2], though that's currently invite-only, mostly to people who're already part of the Topatoco empire. This is definitely a new flavor of B2B service opening up. If I wasn't so busy working on the content for my next comic-book kickstarter, I'd be trying to see if I can come up with a spin on it myself... [1]: https://www.backerkit.com https://www.backerkit.com [2]: http://makethatthing.com http://makethatthing.com
- tehwebguy 13y ago
  Do you know anything about how BackerKit works? It seems like it's API connected but I'm positive there's no public Kickstarter API.
  - rl3 13y ago
    As I understand it: Project creators log in to Kickstarter and utilize a Chrome bookmarklet provided by BackerKit, which then reads/scrapes the backer infomation from Kickstarter and sends it to BackerKit.[1] It's kind of messy, but frankly ingenious considering there's no alternatives. One of BackerKit's founders is/was involved with Diaspora, which was a Kickstarter project. Having the Kickstarter project admin interface (with actual backers) handy to develop and test the bookmarklet against was probably quite a boon. I could be wrong, though. tl;dr Kickstarter really needs an API. [1] https://www.backerkit.com/faq https://www.backerkit.com/faq
    - mbs348 13y ago
      max from BackerKit here, thanks for the link. guilty as charged. messy but works!
shloime 13y ago
The fact that the site is so blatantly infringing on a trademark speaks volumes about the service in general.
- k-mcgrady 13y ago
  How? Have you used the service?
hgezim 13y ago
Internal Server Error
baby 13y ago
Very reactive. Name and domain changed to TeeLaunch. Now you're on good tracks. The idea is great as well as the potential. What's the best way to advertize to KickStarter users though?
- gcb0 13y ago
  ...do a kickstarter :)
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  - niftylettuce 13y ago
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- irollboozers 13y ago
  They were called TeeLaunch before this and they've been around for a while now. They are competitors to TeeSpring.
  - simonk 13y ago
    How are they competing with TeeSpring?
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  - frakkingcylons 13y ago
    TeeSpring is entirely focused on kickstarting custom t-shirts. Different arena.
- mherdeg 13y ago
  In case anyone else is confused, the previous URL was http://kickstarterrewards.com/ http://kickstarterrewards.com/.
MicahWedemeyer 13y ago
Not sure exactly what the story is here, but I just sent them a spreadsheet for my kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252020431/obsidian-portal-reforged http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252020431/obsidian-porta... They ship the t-shirts directly to my backers. That's a huge weight off my shoulders and lets me focus on writing the code instead of stuffing envelopes.
kondro 13y ago
And will they build my Arduino-powered E-ink Watch Card Game for me?
6thSigma 13y ago
I had actually wondered if there was company that did this yesterday. Bookmarked.
TylerE 13y ago
Anyone else getting tired of this general trend with KS? If I've giving money because I want to see something magic happen. not to get ancillary crap. I've seen some where there's gotta be 30%+ of the budget going in to the "rewards".
- Mz 13y ago
  Any thoughts on a better model? (I am not asking idly. I am contemplating doing a kickstarter and I need to research how, etc.)
- frakkingcylons 13y ago
  For many Kickstarters whose main goal is not to deliver physical products and even for those that do, offering tangible rewards is still essential to getting backers. I don't see that changing.
- johnvschmitt 13y ago
  Although I agree with you 100% on "hey, I have enough junk!".... I think there's a great (ok, obvious) reason to ship t-shirts to early backers. It's essentially marketing, as you figure a good portion of those early backers are proud, & will wear it around publicly, & then your company gets talked about in new places.
orangethirty 13y ago
This is a nice niche to cater to. Now, what I would like to see is someone go to conventional businesses (banks, pizzerias, etc) and sell them on the idea of giving their customers "rewards" like these. There is a huge industry for this sort of thing, but everything seems to be centered about Pens, and mouse pads. Hell, I wish I could upload a t-shirt design to you, then through an API tell you to print them on demand and ship them off to my clients.
- stbtrax 13y ago
  Wearing a kickstarter shirt: I'm a cool edgy visionary-investor. Wearing a local bank/pizzeria t-shirt: I'm out of laundry.
  - orangethirty 13y ago
    How many pens with logos do you currently have in? Look around the house.
dakrisht 13y ago
Interesting idea. Good luck. Seems like a nice element to add to a campaign and a lot of work off the backs of Kickstarter users.
nodesocket 13y ago
Who makes the actual shirts? I only go with quality American Apparel base shirts for printing.
- darklajid 13y ago
  You sound like a Woot fan? ;) The site states Prices in USD for 5.3 oz. Gildan #5000 100% cotton.
  - teelaunch 13y ago
    we print & ship from the same facility. we can provide AA shirts, here's our competitive price chart. http://cdn.teelaun.ch/pricelist.pdf http://cdn.teelaun.ch/pricelist.pdf
  - protek 13y ago
    Gildan shirts are the worst, I am growing really tired of T-Shirt companies using them just because they are clearly the cheapest stock they can get hold of.
    - teelaunch 13y ago
      industry standard to use gildan/jerseez/hanes. hanes is cheapest, followed by jerseez, followed by gildan. we offer other brands as well. some people don't need AA.

100 points by jstreebin 13y ago

There are some price points where it is less expensive to buy more quantity. For example, buying 23 1-color shirts would cost us$249.09. Buying 34 1-color shirts will cost us$247.52. Thus, I prepared this data: http://pastebin.ca/raw/2379519 http://pastebin.ca/raw/2379519 - also http://filebin.ca/htp59WvLcjl http://filebin.ca/htp59WvLcjl

teelaunch 13y ago
you rock. toss me an email :) nick@teelaunch.com

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joelrunyon 13y ago

I like the idea. Initial thoughts is you might run into issues using the exact "kickstarter" name. Maybe change it to a more generic "crowdfunding" or something similar.

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calvin 13y ago
Yes, you'll have a cease & desist as soon as Kickstarter sees the URL and site name.
- waterlesscloud 13y ago
  And the logo used on the page. Bizarre. Anyway, this has been an obvious opportunity. Good to see someone jumping in on it.
saidajigumi 13y ago
Not "might" run into issues, rather "definitely". This is blatant trademark violation. "Kickstarter" is a registered mark[1]. Given that trademark law requires the holder to defend the mark or risk losing it, this is like painting a target on your back. [1] http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:va4lmm.2.1 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:va...
joelrunyon 13y ago
Edit: site changed to TeeLaunch. Nice responsive time guys.

_wesley_ 13y ago

Do they actually do fulfillment of real rewards, or only of schwag like tshirts?

egypturnash 13y ago
If you give 'em your email they show you a price list for t-shirts, and say "Contact us for 3D prints, postcards, stickers, posters, hats, …". They're not a one-stop fulfillment shop.
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teelaunch 13y ago
email support@teelaunch.com

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egypturnash 13y ago

Interesting, this is like the second Kickstarter support company I've heard of in as many days - a KS I supported is using BackerKit[1] to help manage their fulfillment. There's also Topatoco's Make That Thing[2], though that's currently invite-only, mostly to people who're already part of the Topatoco empire. This is definitely a new flavor of B2B service opening up. If I wasn't so busy working on the content for my next comic-book kickstarter, I'd be trying to see if I can come up with a spin on it myself... [1]: https://www.backerkit.com https://www.backerkit.com [2]: http://makethatthing.com http://makethatthing.com

tehwebguy 13y ago
Do you know anything about how BackerKit works? It seems like it's API connected but I'm positive there's no public Kickstarter API.
- rl3 13y ago
  As I understand it: Project creators log in to Kickstarter and utilize a Chrome bookmarklet provided by BackerKit, which then reads/scrapes the backer infomation from Kickstarter and sends it to BackerKit.[1] It's kind of messy, but frankly ingenious considering there's no alternatives. One of BackerKit's founders is/was involved with Diaspora, which was a Kickstarter project. Having the Kickstarter project admin interface (with actual backers) handy to develop and test the bookmarklet against was probably quite a boon. I could be wrong, though. tl;dr Kickstarter really needs an API. [1] https://www.backerkit.com/faq https://www.backerkit.com/faq
  - mbs348 13y ago
    max from BackerKit here, thanks for the link. guilty as charged. messy but works!

shloime 13y ago

The fact that the site is so blatantly infringing on a trademark speaks volumes about the service in general.

k-mcgrady 13y ago
How? Have you used the service?

hgezim 13y ago

Internal Server Error

baby 13y ago

Very reactive. Name and domain changed to TeeLaunch. Now you're on good tracks. The idea is great as well as the potential. What's the best way to advertize to KickStarter users though?

gcb0 13y ago
...do a kickstarter :)
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- niftylettuce 13y ago
  ... sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/tnwV1 http://eepurl.com/tnwV1
irollboozers 13y ago
They were called TeeLaunch before this and they've been around for a while now. They are competitors to TeeSpring.
- simonk 13y ago
  How are they competing with TeeSpring?
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- frakkingcylons 13y ago
  TeeSpring is entirely focused on kickstarting custom t-shirts. Different arena.
mherdeg 13y ago
In case anyone else is confused, the previous URL was http://kickstarterrewards.com/ http://kickstarterrewards.com/.

MicahWedemeyer 13y ago

Not sure exactly what the story is here, but I just sent them a spreadsheet for my kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252020431/obsidian-portal-reforged http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252020431/obsidian-porta... They ship the t-shirts directly to my backers. That's a huge weight off my shoulders and lets me focus on writing the code instead of stuffing envelopes.

kondro 13y ago

And will they build my Arduino-powered E-ink Watch Card Game for me?

6thSigma 13y ago

I had actually wondered if there was company that did this yesterday. Bookmarked.

TylerE 13y ago

Anyone else getting tired of this general trend with KS? If I've giving money because I want to see something magic happen. not to get ancillary crap. I've seen some where there's gotta be 30%+ of the budget going in to the "rewards".

Mz 13y ago
Any thoughts on a better model? (I am not asking idly. I am contemplating doing a kickstarter and I need to research how, etc.)
frakkingcylons 13y ago
For many Kickstarters whose main goal is not to deliver physical products and even for those that do, offering tangible rewards is still essential to getting backers. I don't see that changing.
johnvschmitt 13y ago
Although I agree with you 100% on "hey, I have enough junk!".... I think there's a great (ok, obvious) reason to ship t-shirts to early backers. It's essentially marketing, as you figure a good portion of those early backers are proud, & will wear it around publicly, & then your company gets talked about in new places.

orangethirty 13y ago

This is a nice niche to cater to. Now, what I would like to see is someone go to conventional businesses (banks, pizzerias, etc) and sell them on the idea of giving their customers "rewards" like these. There is a huge industry for this sort of thing, but everything seems to be centered about Pens, and mouse pads. Hell, I wish I could upload a t-shirt design to you, then through an API tell you to print them on demand and ship them off to my clients.

stbtrax 13y ago
Wearing a kickstarter shirt: I'm a cool edgy visionary-investor. Wearing a local bank/pizzeria t-shirt: I'm out of laundry.
- orangethirty 13y ago
  How many pens with logos do you currently have in? Look around the house.

dakrisht 13y ago

Interesting idea. Good luck. Seems like a nice element to add to a campaign and a lot of work off the backs of Kickstarter users.

nodesocket 13y ago

Who makes the actual shirts? I only go with quality American Apparel base shirts for printing.

darklajid 13y ago
You sound like a Woot fan? ;) The site states Prices in USD for 5.3 oz. Gildan #5000 100% cotton.
- teelaunch 13y ago
  we print & ship from the same facility. we can provide AA shirts, here's our competitive price chart. http://cdn.teelaun.ch/pricelist.pdf http://cdn.teelaun.ch/pricelist.pdf
- protek 13y ago
  Gildan shirts are the worst, I am growing really tired of T-Shirt companies using them just because they are clearly the cheapest stock they can get hold of.
  - teelaunch 13y ago
    industry standard to use gildan/jerseez/hanes. hanes is cheapest, followed by jerseez, followed by gildan. we offer other brands as well. some people don't need AA.