How to Bring Your Invention to Life (Do You Have a Product Idea?) - Copper SPEC-DNT Live Case Study
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- As you might know, once in a while I do a "detour" video on this channel away from the current series. I'd love to know: do you have a product idea? If so, have you wondered how to bring your invention to life? In this video, I talk about my favourite way to test the market with me and my friend Eric's latest product design: The SPEC-DNT and use it has a live case-study.
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The point of this video is to gauge your interest in seeing an entire series in the near future about cultivating an idea, making a prototype, and then using crowdfunding (like kickstarter or indiegogo) to validate whether or not people actually want it, so be sure to vote in the poll in the video or comment whether or not you'd like to see behind the scenes of a product idea from start to finish.
We have no idea if our product is appealing to the masses. What I do know, is that Eric and I have been using these prototypes for over a month, and the SPEC-DNT has become a part of our personal everyday carry kits (EDC).
That's why we're using kickstarter for crowdfunding; to test and validate product-market fit. If it doesn't get successfully funded, then chances are, people don't care for it. If it does, then we know we might have a recurring business on our hands. Regardless of the outcome, using crowdfunding is the least risky way to test an idea with the real world, without having to manufacture a ton of inventory that might never actually sell.
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Got mine today! Look forward to trying it out in the “Wild”. 😉
Woohoo! Thanks so much for supporting our project, and for letting us know you’ve received it 🙏😎
Wow, not a brass knucles
I’ve done a bunch of research on an EDC touch tool and I’ve decided this seems the best, only to find it’s not being sold anymore… Can you make more?!
Looking forward to it too! ;)
I actually think this is a marketable product and EXTREMELY well designed for its uses; the simplicity (and actually versatility it seems) are BOTH great.
Quite possibly a large segment of EDC people are not germophobes or care much at all about things like CV or avoiding contact with things frequently touched by public traffic though.
I love the fact that it genuinely does something there aren't many other products designed for (and something that many people DO want to accomplish.)
Oh, just realized your best market is probly Japan or Korea :D
Maybe you could even have a company from one of those countries manufacture and sell your design! (Though you may have already figured that out too huh? :D )
ما كان حلم اصبح حقيقة واقعة. المخترع د-اسامه باهديلة
Well done just some feed back for you to no i am in spain and have one and it works very well thank you I got it from a friend who works in a gas station as a gift
Is this still available to purchase? I looked around and didn't see a way to buy it. Thanks!
This would be much, much cheaper to produce with a wire EDM machine process. You can take blanks of copper, stack them and produce fifty or more at a time.
Oh heck yeah... the thought of one day owning an EDM is a reaaaaal dream... but haven’t saved up enough 😜 we used our mill to prototype, will probably use the laser cutter for production... I think the cheapest option might be to punch them out, but that initial tooling for the press is really high too. We gotta work with what we got for now! Are you a machinist? Do you have an EDM? 😮 we have a strict rule for ourselves: either manufacture in-house, or find another manufacturer in Canada or the USA iF we ever need to scale up production. Thanks for watching, Dennis G! 🙏
Sadly, no to both questions. I just had an exploring the trades sort of class way back in high school and one of the machines was an EDM. They made aluminum keychains for our entire class in less than a minute. It was fascinating and I loved the used cloud of copper wire that was stacked up. Good times!
Looks great! I'd be interested in one.
Wouldn’t recommend turning if light switches with a piece of copper but nice product!
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its soo cute how can I get one cuz I clicked and its not available anymore
Thanks so much for showing it love! We’re just getting the Kickstarter units ready to ship to our backers now, so around June 1st we’ll have set up a website to sell them... I’ll give you a coupon code to get it at Kickstarter pricing :)
"-a TERRIBLE name but--" 🤣
How do you put it out to the public for funding without someone else stealing your idea ?
Short answer? You don't! Long answer? Every month hundreds of product ideas successfully launch on public crowdfunding forums with no fear of idea-theft for a few reasons...
First: 99% of product launches are not truly original - for example, hundreds of "slim wallets" have released on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo because each of them does something different, that speaks to different customer segments.
Second: By the time you launch your crowdfunding campaign, you're already so far ahead of the game - if someone wanted to steal their idea, they'd be playing catch-up the whole way
Of course, it's possible you're in the 1%, and you've created a brand new technology or product category - depending on the projected market size, then it *may* be worth it to pursue patents, but again, for 99% of product ideas, completely pointless to try and "protect your idea" before your idea's even been validated to have product-market fit and demand. Thanks for watching, and hope this helps!
thats sick
Hey I've got a super idea actually 2 ideas. One is basically a hybrid of the first. Unfortunately I don't have the funds or the know how's to get started. I've basically just have a tool idea that would change the construction industry for ever! I would love to partner up with someone who could set the ball rolling!
Im inventing a pin puller...!
@@stickboyfpv4742 the idea I have basically just changed the struggle of digging bin real tight spots. Davidson inventions called every day for a month wanting me to patent the idea. But again I don't have the funds and would like to find a partner
@@junebug1988 oohhh got you brotha, sounds tricky! Like an electric shovel?!! 🤫 dont give anybody no ideas! Ps, not really inventing a pin puller but I wish..!
Sounds like it's solving a real challenge! Do you see future customers mostly being developers and construction businesses? As in, is this a B2B idea (where you sell to businesses), or more of a B2C idea where it'd be frequently needed enough by the average Joe/Jane to be sold at hardware stores?
@getittogether yes and no. This is a tool that would even make work easy for people doing normal things in their home or other projects.. it could be sold at lowes, home depot, walmart.... Ext..
Poll didn't pop up
O NVM. I feel stupid for that. But loving the channel
Where can I go to get a working prototype of my product made
Hey! Exciting that you have an idea! Without more context, it’s tough to point you in the right direction, but if there’s no one you personally know that has the skills nor tools to execute, the general term to search for is: *“contract manufacturer in ”* ... the more prepared you are to start the conversation, the less time and money it’ll cost you in the long run, so if, for example, you want to design clothes, buying existing clothes or fabrics, and even safety-pinning different elements will help you communicate what you your desired final product is. If your idea combines hardware and software, you may need to work with a hardware “contract manufacturer”, and a software developer separately, and have them collaborate together as well. Again, with no context, it’s tough for me to offer more specific suggestions, but the first thing I’d do is identify “materials” and “processes”, and just ask your FB friends “know anyone who makes stuff out of and knows how to do ”? Hope this helps a bit!
my idea is a electronic so it's a little bit more technical
Surely you could rebrand it and stop putting potential buyers off by saying it’s a terrible name? Lol, idk just seemed like you didn’t like it… so why would I want it.
Haha... yes... that is definitely something to strongly consider. I’m just thankful that the “terrible name” but didn’t dissuade too many people to the point that our project didn’t get successfully funded 🙏🙏🙏 thanks for watching and for the insight, Raiden!
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I'm the guy you need to help I have a billion dollar idea I don't trust nobody tho if you help me I'll give you 10%
But you're in contact with the thing that is in contact, so one could just use their two fingers right,
anyways hope you guys don't get any finger cramps.
A total waste of money. This idea cannot replace a simple glove.
This is why I love capitalism. People vote with their dollars, and a “total waste of money” is a CLEAR indicator that the dollar-vote is lost. Thanks for your insight on the way you approach it. I definitely agree that a simple glove is pretty tough to replace; I’m just not used to carrying around gloves as a part of my everyday carry, while my keys are definitely always on me. Respect for the blunt honesty.
Guys there is a thing called washing your hands,
which cost 0$,
check it out.