Mon, Aug 2 2010

Evaluation for product 0054 just launched. You may have noticed some sweet changes to the page format…

And it doesn’t stop there. Ben went into more detail on the new submission/evaluation format a few weeks ago, but I wanted to lay out how exactly these changes will affect our/your weekly schedule.

MONDAY 11am(ish) EST   idea submission ends, community evaluation launches

TUESDAY all day   community evaluation

WEDNESDAY 12noon EST   community evaluation ends, staff evaluation launches

THURSDAY all day   staff evaluation, deep dive on top ideas

FRIDAY 3pm(ish) EST   model shop meeting to determine the week’s winner, announcement of Quirky’s next product

THE WEEKEND tweak ideas for resubmission, treat symptoms of Quirky withdrawal, etc.

Put simply, you guys will get two days to vote, rate, and comment on the ideas up for eval. Then, our staff will spend time doing a deep dive on the top-voted ideas to identify design potential, market potential, and viability. Each submission will get a score, and those scores will go public once the round ends.

We good? Good. Now back to voting!