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John,
As someone who has no passion or talent for building electronics, as someone who is not a "maker" or a hacker, as someone who is more interested in the deal than credit for the outcome, let me say that those emails you shared are indicative why it's better to do business with business people than with passionate like minded individuals. I have from, time to time, felt a second class citizen on these forums because of my lack of technical knowledge and lack of passion for experimenting. Some have suggested that my type of person wants to be spoon fed. That is, perhaps, true. However my type also agrees to pay for being spoon fed, and would like nothing better than to buy finished product rather than spend hours trying to build what I'm not suited to build.
As I've said before, I also created something in my own field that is of importance, but I did not partner with likeminded passionate inventors. My partners are an administrator and businessman. We just made the Inc500 list for the second time in a row and seem to be doing well.
In dealing with someone who sold kits, who will remain unnamed, I noted that there were efforts to sell items below cost to raise money. I told him, that as a potential purchaser of a large item, such behavior suggested to me that either the technology was not ready or that production quality was so poor as to not be able to sustain a finished product. He told me the technology was mature, but there were problems with MIB etc. Not the kind of argument one businessman usually hears from another.
There are many out there who want a finished total solution from you. There are those who'd buy a potted oscillator and those who'd buy an installed power system. These people will pay a premium for not having to fiddle. The people with money that you want to sell to want finished products, not kits, and they will pay you the premium you need to fund further research to meet your goal of getting this tech into the hands of everyman. All while getting both the credit and some profit for your inventions. You won't need outside money, investors, or people who you'll be afraid to share tech with.
Thanks for sharing everything you've shared. I know your heart is in the right place and your goal is a just one. Not only does this country and the world need what you know, but this country could also use a new manufacturing industry making your products and putting people to work.
All the best,
h
As someone who has no passion or talent for building electronics, as someone who is not a "maker" or a hacker, as someone who is more interested in the deal than credit for the outcome, let me say that those emails you shared are indicative why it's better to do business with business people than with passionate like minded individuals. I have from, time to time, felt a second class citizen on these forums because of my lack of technical knowledge and lack of passion for experimenting. Some have suggested that my type of person wants to be spoon fed. That is, perhaps, true. However my type also agrees to pay for being spoon fed, and would like nothing better than to buy finished product rather than spend hours trying to build what I'm not suited to build.
As I've said before, I also created something in my own field that is of importance, but I did not partner with likeminded passionate inventors. My partners are an administrator and businessman. We just made the Inc500 list for the second time in a row and seem to be doing well.
In dealing with someone who sold kits, who will remain unnamed, I noted that there were efforts to sell items below cost to raise money. I told him, that as a potential purchaser of a large item, such behavior suggested to me that either the technology was not ready or that production quality was so poor as to not be able to sustain a finished product. He told me the technology was mature, but there were problems with MIB etc. Not the kind of argument one businessman usually hears from another.
There are many out there who want a finished total solution from you. There are those who'd buy a potted oscillator and those who'd buy an installed power system. These people will pay a premium for not having to fiddle. The people with money that you want to sell to want finished products, not kits, and they will pay you the premium you need to fund further research to meet your goal of getting this tech into the hands of everyman. All while getting both the credit and some profit for your inventions. You won't need outside money, investors, or people who you'll be afraid to share tech with.
Thanks for sharing everything you've shared. I know your heart is in the right place and your goal is a just one. Not only does this country and the world need what you know, but this country could also use a new manufacturing industry making your products and putting people to work.
All the best,
h
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