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Product Dev. When we started Chalk Rebels we were in the middle of COVID lockdown. This gave us way more time to work on design than expected. So we ended up prematurely optimizing packaging designs. In retrospect most of that was a waste. Summer 2020 ... #climbing #buildinpublic
Just sent out an update on our Kickstarter: we're almost 90% funded and confident we're going to make it, so shipping starts! #buildinpublic
Product Dev. This is what happens when you have too much time on your hands because of COVID lockdowns. You end up imagining all kinds of products for climbers. Including this ill-fated soap. Summer 2020. We have a lifetime supply of these ... #buildinpublic #climbing
Some more product specs for the new chalk we'll be launching in 2023 #kickstarter #crowdfunding #buildinpublic
How are you using ChatGPT in your startup? I've been using it to summarize blog posts. #buildinpublic
Product Dev. One of he greatest feelings is seeing your own product on display in gyms. Especially after all of the suffering due to COVID lockdowns. Getting product in gyms took MONTHS longer than planned. Pic is from early 2021 #buildinpublic #climbing #liquidchalk
Biggest lesson learned from building in public & the kickstarter: K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid ... #kickstarter #buildinpublic
50% raised on our Kickstarter while making pretty much every rookie mistake in the book. bit.ly/chalkrebels #kickstarter #buildinpublic
We're doing a pull-up challenge to promote the Kickstarter: each backer gets one pull-up dedicated by a member of the crew or a chalk rebels fan #buildinpublic bit.ly/chalkrebels
So yeah, it's alive ... Chalk Powder with UpsaliteĀ® Kickstarter ... USA + EU Shipping @ bit.ly/chalkrebels #buildinpublic #crowdfunding #climbing
Product Dev Flashback. In the summer of 2021 we decided to boost our liquid chalk with UpsaliteĀ®. We immediately shared our first samples with climbers to get feedback. Speed & early feedback is crucial when creating new products. #buildinpublic #customerdevelopment #climbing
Product Dev. "I swear officer, this is not what you think it is ..." You end up doing all kinds of weird things to prototype chalk packaging. Walter White would be proud. New packaging prototyping summer 2022 ... #buildinpublic #climbing #chalk
I have 4 more tasks on my checklist & then we go live with the #kickstarter #buildinpublic
We were super late to the T-Shirt game at Chalk Rebels. Like 2 years late. Spring 2022. Know the boulder on this one? (Hint: it's on Font & you can't climb it anymore) #climbing #shirt #bouldering #buildinpublic
2 days ago I promised to tweet the open rate on our Kickstarter campaign announcement list: it stands at 39% after 2 days. Is that good? Bad? #buildinpublic #kickstarter
@ThePeterMick I'm Francis, I'm as software developer but I'm kickstarting a physical product now: high-performance chalk for climbers ... Follow along if you want to see how I build an actual physical product in public #buildinpublic bit.ly/chalkrebels
We're going to be selling some of our existing products at unprecedented prices in our #kickstarter #crowdfunding campaign. All in stock. Timing it so that we make Christmas delivery for sure! #buildinpublic #climbing