Comments on post “Pebble Time”
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Sticking to its roots, Pebble goes to kickstarter to fund its latest watch. It released 10 minutes ago and already raised $150k. 😮
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Mubashar Iqbal
@mubashariqbal · 2016 Maker of the Year.
@rrhoover Would be curious to hear why they went back to Kickstarter for this. Wonder if they got some special deal to make this more worthwhile for them :)
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Jonathon Triest
@jtriest · Ludlow Ventures
@rrhoover @mubashariqbal they must have... zero chance they're paying normal split.
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Matt
@mzuvella · Marketing @OnsideSports
@rrhoover You should fix the typo...Time not TIme.
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Scrivs
@scrivs · Creation Scientist, Makers Mob
@rrhoover @mubashariqbal Probably a lot to do with marketing. You get production costs paid for and now this is going to be all over social media and news sites so it essentially becomes free and better marketing than they could get on their own site.
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Joseph Kristoffer
@jisforjoe · Content Production Manager, Fitbit
@rrhoover @mubashariqbal Some thoughts on this below: http://www.producthunt.com/posts...
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Martin Kessler
@kesslerio · Founder & COO of Shape. I ❤️ Hardware.
@rrhoover @mubashariqbal Even with the 5% Kickstarter cut, margins are still better than selling them retail. Plus they get the cash upfront. A pre-order on their website wouldn't create as much buzz either.
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