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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/30/a-24-year-old-made-345000-by-beating-kickstarters-to-market.html

quote:

Less than a month after starting a business, a 24-year-old entrepreneur CNBC has agreed to call "Jack" wired $70,000 to a factory in Shenzhen, China, praying that the money wasn't going to disappear.

Weeks later, 15,000 plastic toy cubes with joysticks and clickers on their sides, designed to help people who fidgeted too often, arrived. A whole team exhaled, excited about the possibility of making $345,000 in just two months.

The Stress Cube staff knew they were taking risks as they tried to capitalize on the success of various products on crowdfunding sites. They also knew the rewards could be enormous.

Lmao at their first venture, knocking off inflatable beanbag chairs.

quote:

With about $5,000 they pulled together, Jack and a partner launched their company. They bought 250 air lounges and secured a domain name, plus a handful of Square credit card readers. Within weeks, the team sold lounges directly at concerts and fairs. They spent full days building brand awareness and a following on Instagram and Facebook.

Sales grew, but margins slipped as they spent more and more on advertising, which was necessary to battle competitors like WindPouch, Dumbo Lounge and Chillbo Baggins.

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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

His name? Albert Einstein. (no really if you can recall anything else about it it'd be great, I'm not having much luck with google)

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Okay how about an apple watch?

Meh.

...for gamers.

*gets funded instantly*

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/717828519/gameband-the-first-smartwatch-for-gamers/

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Whats happening

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

That looks like a really, really lovely shave

PLUS the danger of burning the gently caress out of yourself!

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.cnet.com/au/news/skarp-laser-razor-what-happened/

lmao the in depth visit is amazing

"We hope to get it powerful enough to cut up to 10 hairs at a time"

Also you cant touch it to your skin because the wire is too fragile.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

If you live in an apartment what the hell are you going to do with compost?

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Looks like the kickstarter fidget cube backers are finally getting their cubus.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Jesus has this lovely thread been going on that long?!

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Dairy industry.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007



laffo

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=spinner

why.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.revolvemakers.com/shop/bathgate-artifact-spinner


hhhhhhhhh

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

excuse me it's bathtub grip tape

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

what do you think happened?

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

lol 4 cases, 5 bands. "That's literally infinite combinations!"

oh god the accessories are literally just things you could order of aliexpress

Synthbuttrange fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Jul 17, 2017

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Problem: We keep getting kicked off other funding platforms for being horrible human beings!
Solution: We'll make our own platform! And call it Hatreon.

https://twitter.com/schwanksta/status/889862076906307584

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Board games had this to say:

Gutter Owl posted:

By Naomi Clark, a professor at the NYU game center. She's probably best known hereabouts as a contributing writer for Monsterhearts 2.

She designed the game for an art show back in 2014 as a direct response to the travesty that was Tentacle Bento, and as an indirect response to the general lovely portrayal of sex in games as a whole.

So this game has a pedigree.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Oh wow its James Harvey on art. I like his stuff.

Dont think he usually does tentacle porn tho, just regular smut :v:

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/649012522/help-me-develop-raidstick-for-pokemongo-players?ref=city

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

What if you used the body's own heat to cool it down #lifehacks

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

thats apparently already a thing

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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Is that more flat earther poo poo

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