Tue, Sep 22 2009
Hello Faithful Quirks.
I have some news. I made a video to share this news with you, however i dragged on for 4 minutes of jetlagged induced enthusiasm. Most of you won’t listen to a 4 minute video– so here is what you need to know.
- I’m in Hong Kong
- The Split Stick is very awesome
- I ate dim sum today
I suppose you want more detail? Fine!
- The Split Stick is now production approved, and I have a few in my possession
- The colors to start will be dark gray, orange, and pink (others will follow shortly thereafter)
- We doubled the memory capacity of the product from 2×2 to 4×4. You heard right…. 8 GIGABYTES TOTAL. That’s some large black bean curd, people.
- The packaging is kick-ass, and carries marc’s photo along with the names of all 377 splitstick influencers
- The factory will begin shipping to the US within the next 5-7 days, and then we will turn around and ship things to you within a few days of receiving them to our office/warehouse.
- You’ll be able to choose your etching prior to shipment
- I ate dim sum today
- I’m awfully redundant.
Until I return,
Ben
10 Comments
stephen wuesthoff | 09/22/2009 10:42 AM
congrats Ben!. love the idea of all the name credits on pack! good luck with the lag
r | 09/22/2009 1:25 PM
Where in the terms and conditions does it say that we let you use our names on the product packaging (not that I had any influence on the Split Stick)?
r | 09/22/2009 4:13 PM
Hmmm… Doesn’t look nearly as nice as the Split Stick advertised on the site. And the symbols on the two ends of the drive are all different, too.
Stephen | 09/22/2009 7:52 PM
Good work – looking forward to seeing the finished article! I do like the names idea – though think about giving people the right to say no if they don’t want their name included – as there may be some who want to remain anonymous.
Stephen | 09/22/2009 7:53 PM
Hey “r” – I think we need to see the other colours. And see point 6 above – “You’ll be able to choose your etching prior to shipment”.
r | 09/24/2009 2:41 PM
Submissions not working for Q Brix logo design project.
Kaotick | 09/24/2009 8:39 PM
For the pre-orders are you upgrading it to 2 by 2? Or are you upgrading it for us, since we are so loyal? =]
r | 09/25/2009 10:19 AM
Submissions for the toothbrush naming project are limited to four? Didn’t it used to be ten ideas you could submit?
r | 09/25/2009 12:47 PM
Cool. Ben’s in hardcover now:
“Upstarts!: How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit from Their Success”
By Donna Fenn
Released August 18, 2009 by McGraw-Hill
Here’s a quote:
[Ben Kaufman] now has seven advertising agencies that pay him $10,000 to $20,000 a month to license the software, which facilitates idea sharing among employees. He’s also using the technology for his own projects, such as a website called “NameThis,” where customer [sic] pay $99 to have an online community come up with clever name [sic] for their new companies or projects. With just under $1 million in revenue, Kaufman expects Kluster to break even in 2009.
MountainSan | 09/27/2009 10:51 PM
Glad to see that product from creation finally comes to reality.