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I'm bullish on Pebble. They can capture a reasonable share of a very big market without raising too much more capital from investors so they remain a viable/meaningful company (hence kickstarter). Their product is already better than Samsung's, and it's only an assumption to say it won't be as good or better than Apple's. Even if we assume Apple watch will be "better" or "preferred", Pebble created this category, they have way more user insight than Apple does, and with the new watch they have taken an antithetical position on dimensions where they can be the best, like battery time, hackability, price and utility. The new interface and hardware application port is just really groundbreaking stuff. Developer porn. @rrhoover, if enough people buy Pebbles, the devs will build, so the big question for me is distribution, how many watches can Pebble sell over the next product cycle? Pebble has brand power now... this kickstarter campaign will set the new fundraising record, people want pebbles. There is no question Apple will sell way more units with it's brand and distribution power, but I bet more Andriod users will own Pebbles than iWatches, because they certainly don't own Samsungs. Eric is an A+ entrepreneur with a bad ass team in a massive market and they can continue to grow the company even if Apple takes a big bite out of the market. @jisforjoe hey long time!
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Joseph Kristoffer
@jisforjoe · Content Production Manager, Fitbit
@rrhoover @guygal It's been too long, indeed! We should catch up. A lot has happened since we talked last ;)
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@jisforjoe Are you in SF now? And or PA? Would love to catch up
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Eric Metelka
@eric3000 · Product Manager, PowerReviews
@guygal Re: Pebble vs. Apple - completely different segments of the market. It's like buying a Fossil vs. Tag Heuer. There's room for them both.
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Cindy Au
@shinyee_au · Community Strategist and Startup Advisor
@rrhoover @jisforjoe @guygal Interesting to note that the reward levels are all limited, meaning the max amount Pebble can raise (at least before rewards sell out or they add new reward tiers) is $9.55 million. Will be interesting to see what happens when they're sold out -- my *guess* would be that they release new tiers with progressively later delivery dates (since that initial May 2015 delivery estimate is coming up fast).
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@eric3000 yes that is my point :)
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@eric3000 yes that is my point :)
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Michael Chamkin
@michaelchamkin · Co-founder, Plottio.com
@guygal @eric3000 Just curious, is Apple = Tag Heuer in your comparison? By the way, there have been rumors Tag Heuer is working on their smartwatch which I am much more excited about
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@eric3000 @michaelchamkin yes he is equating apple to tag... not a rumor, tag is developing a "smartwatch", everyone is putting digital technology into their analog things
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Eric Metelka
@eric3000 · Product Manager, PowerReviews
@michaelchamkin @guygal I've been wearing a Tag for more than 10 years so it's what came to mind. I doubt it's a perfect comparison, but it's what I know.
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Joseph Kristoffer
@jisforjoe · Content Production Manager, Fitbit
@guygal PA. We've got a Meetup at Atlassian tomorrow in SF? Can you make it? Same goes for anyone else here! http://www.meetup.com/PebbleSF/e...
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Matt
@mzuvella · Marketing @OnsideSports
@rrhoover @jisforjoe @guygal You are right, distribution is the key and exactly why Pebble will stay...well a pebble. All this hype and they only sold 40k units? Apple will sell that in 10 minutes come April. And in true Pebble fashion, they are too late to the party, one that they started. Time needed to be released in March to stand a chance against the hype train of iWatch.
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