If you follow companies like Arduino or Raspberry Pi, you definitely won’t want to miss this episode of Art of the Kickstart! Join us as we talk to Johnson Jeng, Co-founder of PINE A64, the $15 64-bit single board supercomputer about how he and TL Lim created the product almost by accident, the importance of PR, setting goals and much more.
PINE A64, First $15 64-Bit Single Board Supercomputer
Key Crowdfunding Takeaways
- How developing a medical device and a voice recognition device became an inexpensive, powerful computer
- Using Kickstarter to measure demand and test the market
- The meaning behind the name PINE A64
- How PINE A64 became a success seemingly overnight
- Managing minimum order quantities
- Using Kickstarter to build a community around your product
- The importance of time management and delegation as an entrepreneur
- Working with the 12th employee of Apple, the CEO of openHAB and the SVP of Zolt
- Using your personal connections to help position your product
- The importance of patience as a Kickstarter creator
- Using PR to create a buzz
- Project timing and success
- Why sending prototypes and samples to journalists is important
- Why project creators need to stay on top of responding to comments and emails
- Tips for setting 5 year goals
- Why you should spend everyday working toward your goals
Links
Connect with PINE A64
- PINE 64 on Facebook
- @thepine64 on Twitter
- @thepine64 on Instagram
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
