Quick update! I have sold out of my pre-production lights and I just dropped the next batch at Amex Plating. Hopefully they will be done by Wednesday and I'll start shipping production lights on Monday! I learned a few things and made some minor changes on this batch.
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| Production lights ready for EN (Electroless Nickel) Plating! |
As I've mentioned, you should expect to see changes from batch to batch as the project progresses. This might be hard to get used to, but consider this: companies tend to come out with new products every year that have different features and improvements, whether we are talking about cars or iPhones. This timeline is largely due to the scale of business. In my case, since I do everything myself, my production is intentionally small and I can make changes as fast as I can think them up. My design and engineering cycles is measured in days, not months.
A (very) short development cycle has both drawbacks and advantages. The main advantage is continuous refinement of the product and not investing significant capital (risk) on a large "production runs." The main disadvantage is that it's hard to explain to customers. I expect some people will be upset that the light they bought last month has been replaced by an updated version. In fact, I hesitate to even bring it up...but I'm committed to transparency in building this business...and right now I'm not convinced that is a good idea :)
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| I'm attempting to distract you with pictures... |
Do you have any thoughts as a customer? as a business owner? I'd love to hear your opinions on this topic since it's one of the biggest "unknowns" in my current business model.
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