Aurum197

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   Priamble: Earphones:: HIGH HEELS: flip-flops(peripherii.com)

   1 points by Aurum197 11mo ago|2 comments
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   by Aurum197 11mo ago

   We just launched our PRIAMBLE earphone earrings, and I would love your feedback! Their raison d'être: one needs different headphones for different occasions, and PRIAMBLE is not only very comfortable, but it meets the dress code. Also,
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   by Aurum197 5y ago

   Here's one idea: creating support pods for people, especially those in one-person households, so the members of a pod all automatically check on each other on a daily basis. And if something awful happens to any, a series of processes
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   by Aurum197 5y ago

   Glad to hear you are still going! Our TAM is $12 Billion, expected to reach $32 billion by 2025. It is a large, fast-growing market. We can definitely be a unicorn. But I have to dwell some more on the question of ecosystems and crowd dynam
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   by Aurum197 5y ago

   First of all thank you for taking then time to think this through. Our MVP worked fine. In fact we were reviewed by the BBC last year. It's our new version that isn't ready yet. Our chip supplier has asked us to order 6 months ahe
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   by Aurum197 5y ago

   I agree. If we take preorders, we will make sure we can refund them completely if we don't deliver. The idea behind taking preorders is to convince VCs that we have a market. They can get on TikTok and read the comments asking for our
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   by Aurum197 5y ago

   Scalpers? And don't initial customers pay less generally?
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   by Aurum197 5y ago

   We don't have venture backing yet. We were hoping to use preorders to convince vcs/angels. We really don't want to go the crowdfunding route because it has gotten increasingly gamed and crowded (!) Plus we already have a numb
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   by Aurum197 5y ago

   I believe Shopify allows preordering. I was not aware that processors will freeze you out for taking preorders. Thank you for letting us know; we will look into this.
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    Here's our plan: get pre-orders. Take those pre-orders to potential investors to raise money. Fill orders. The idea behind the pre-orders is not so much to raise money directly but to convince investors to fund us.
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    Ask HN: Any advice on taking preorders?

    10 points by Aurum197 5y ago|15 comments
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    Any hardware entrepreneurs here?
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    We are seriously bullish on voice. Will definitely look up your app!
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    Brilliant: the project itself but also the trouble you took to share the how-to deets!
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    Sorry, I’d forgotten about that! But the community obliged!
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    It does have a mic. We are conflicted about the accelerometer for our next iteration.
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    It does!
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    Thanks! We will definitely keep your offer in mind. Our issue, though, is not the market. There is a lot of demand! And we just got nominated for a design excellence award by the Accessories Council.
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    Thanks. We think users will have a collection of earphones: different ones for different occasions: one for the gym, one for a work lunch, one for an evening party…
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    I agree about trying to cram too many features into a product. That doesn’t work. What we are trying to do is show how to use an available feature -smart assistants - in different ways.
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    Well, different users will want different use cases. We tried to show the range.
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    That was our thought process as well. Many users don’t even realize the capabilities of smart assistants!
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    The audio module is swappable between earrings. Our plan is to add new styles on an ongoing basis!
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    I had shared this update here a few months ago, and received great feedback. Since then we had some positive news: the BBC reviewed our earrings online. The requests for our earrings are pouring in. We launched on TikTok last month, and hit
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    by Aurum197 5y ago

    :)
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    Show HN: I made earrings that work like earphones(tiktok.com)

    29 points by Aurum197 5y ago|24 comments
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    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Did you mean this, millzlane? https://youtu.be/aAUIfNSVauY
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    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Anything that makes the opaque accessible is a worthy undertaking. Kudos!
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    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Thanks vaccinator!
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    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Thanks spdebbarma!