Comments on “SeeNote
Sandro Jazzar@sandrojazzar · Co-Founder, Shababeek
Preorders, biggest buzzkill EVER
Matthew Bleistern@bleistern · Founder at Hynt
@sandrojazzar Sandro, it is kind of a buzzkill! I wish we were ready to ship right away, too. We're a small team, but I know we'll we'll get there :)
Brian Kennedy@brian_kennedy
@sandrojazzar Argh, I thought the same thing when I saw Spring 2017. I remember as a kid I read about the game Dark Forces in a magazine, and then later that day we were at Costco and IT WAS THERE. Would love more "Surprise, it's out!" but these companies need buzz to get going.
Josh Birdwell@_birdwell · Software Developer Intern, NextThought
@sandrojazzar feels the same when I see it leads to a crowd sourcing page. I'd go to Kickstarter if I wanted to back something.
Sandro Jazzar@sandrojazzar · Co-Founder, Shababeek
@bleistern It's just that I was ready to whip out my CC! Now you'll either have to remarket me when you launch or miss an opportunity! I don't rlly like to order something and wait, especially when it's a cool product! 😝 U should take it as a compliment! 😁 And giving out my email for updates isn't ideal either :( but I promise to keep an eye out for when u… See more
Chuck Pos@raritan
@sandrojazzar Ya, I would probably pull the trigger if there was an impulse. Perhaps in the future
Jorge Bestard@jorge_bestard
@_birdwell @sandrojazzar I think the restriction they might've had is Kickstarter makes you have a working prototype. The video looks like its cgi?
Matthew Bleistern@bleistern · Founder at Hynt
@jorge_bestard hey Jorge! to be clear, we were never restricted from Kickstarter. We have a working prototype, but it isn't quite as camera ready as we would like. After meeting with Kickstarter and discussing the platform as part of our total strategy, the team and I felt driving direct traffic to our own site could work just as well, with the right PR. And… See more
jsbotto@jsbotto · PM @ Microsoft Surface
@sandrojazzar I agree. Would love to buy it now, but would never commit to preordering tech a year in advance. It's just too likely that a bigger player will hit market first.