Xa sicinga ngexesha esilichitha kwiikhibhodi zethu (kaloku, uninzi lwethu nangona kunjalo), nokuba lutshintsho oluncinci kuyilo lunokwenza umahluko omkhulu kwindlela esisebenzisana ngayo nezixhobo zethu zedijithali - ezilungileyo okanye ezimbi. I-Apple iyakuqonda oku kwaye ide yazisa ubuchwepheshe bayo bamva nje bekhibhodi phambili naphambili kuyilo lwabo lwamva nje lweMacbook. Kodwa kwabo bafuna ulawulo olupheleleyo loyilo lwabo lwekhibhodi, iphulo elitsha leKickstarter linokubonelela ngempendulo kwenye yezona seti zekhibhodi zilungeleleneyo esizibonileyo okwangoku.

Isiphumo seminyaka engaphezu kwemithathu yophuhliso, iModel 01 evela kwiBay Area startup Keyboardio ichazwa yinkampani njenge "keyboard yeklasi yelifa labo bachwetheza ngobuchule".

Ukuqala ngendawo ebiyelweyo “eyenzelwe izandla zomntu” kwaye yacolwa kwiibhloko ezimbini zemaple eyomeleleyo, iModeli 01 iyayishiya into yokutshintsha izitshixo ezinganzulwanga zixhaphakileyo ngokuthanda izitshixo ezibambekayo zoomatshini ezifanayo nezo zifunyenwe kwi-Apple II yoqobo. Ngokuchukumisayo, nganye yezitshixo ezingama-64 zaye zaqingqwa ukuze zinike isikhokelo esithambileyo kunye nokuphumla kumnwe ngamnye.

“Kuthathe iminyaka emibini enesiqingatha, ixesha elide kakhulu kunokuba besicinga,” utshilo umyeni nenkosikazi yakhe iqela leKeyboardio kwiphepha labo leKickstarter.

“Kuye kwafuneka sifunde ukwenza i-3D modelling, ubunjineli bombane, i-soldering, i-lasercutting, i-3D yokushicilela, kunye ne-CNC milling. Sakhe uninzi lweeprototypes kwaye sazibeka phambi kwamakhulu abantu abanomdla abachwetheza kakhulu, kubandakanya abadwelisi benkqubo, iintatheli, iiblogi, ababhali, kunye nabadlali bemidlalo, ukukhankanya nje abambalwa. Abantu basoloko besixelela ukuba ‘sivale umlomo sithabathe imali yam,’ kodwa siye sathatha ixesha lethu kuba sasifuna ngokwenene ukuyilungisa le nto.”

Ukuba impumelelo yokuqala yephulo labo leKickstarter ibonisa ukuba kukho into elungileyo abayenzileyo. Okwangoku, eli phulo lingaphezulu kwe-$344,000 (umgomo walo wokuqala yi-$120,000) kwaye sele kusele iiveki ezintathu ngaphambi kokuba iModel 01 iqalise ukuveliswa.

Sachitha malunga neenyanga ezisibhozo sikholelwa ukuba sasikwiiveki ezintlanu ukusuka eKickstarter.

Kutshanje sifumene ithuba lokuthetha nomsunguli weKeyboardio kunye nonjineli oyintloko woyilo uJesse Vincent ngakumbi ngemvelaphi yakhe (engabandakanyi uyilo lwehardware), indlela eyavela ngayo ingcamango yekhibhodi, indlela awayijonga ngayo inkqubo yoyilo lweModel 01 nangaphezulu.

Hey Jesse! Ngaba ungasixelela kancinci ngemvelaphi yakho?

Ndingumfana wesoftware ngokorhwebo. Emva kwesigxina esifutshane kwiMicrosoft kunye ne-dotcom ngexesha lokuqala kwe-intanethi, ndaqalisa inkampani yokuthengisa inkxaso kunye nophuhliso lwesiko lwe-Request Tracker, inkqubo evulekile yomthombo wokulandelela umba endiyibhalileyo. Ngaphambi kwe-Keyboardio, ndibhale kwakhona umxhasi we-imeyile owaziwayo we-Android obizwa ngokuba yi-K-9 imeyile kwaye ndachitha iminyaka embalwa njengenkokeli yeprojekthi yolwimi lwenkqubo yePerl.

Yenzeka njani ingcamango yekhibhodi?

Ndineengalo ezimbi kunye nemiba ye-RSI ukusukela ekholejini kwaye ndiye ndadlula kuyo yonke enye ikhibhodi ekhoyo. Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, isiqalo ebendisebenza kuso asiphumelelanga kwaye ndaye ndathatha isigqibo sokuthatha ixesha lokuhlola izimvo ezintsha. Ngexesha elithile, ndingazi nto malunga noyilo lwe-hardware, ndagqiba ekubeni ndizame ukuzakhela ikhibhodi. Ndicinge ukuba ingandithatha inyanga emva koko ndibuyele kwisoftware.

Uyiqalise njani inkqubo yoyilo kwaye yayibandakanya ntoni?

Ndaqala ngokufunda kakhulu. Phambi kokuba ndiqale kumzekelo wam wokuqala, ndifunde ngokulula ngaphezulu kwe-100 lamaphepha emfundo malunga noyilo lwebhodibhodi kwaye ndadlula kumakhulu amalungelo abenzi bebhodi yebhodi. Kwangoko, iiprototypes zam zazingamaqhuma amakhulu odongwe oluyimodeli enezitshixo ezincanyathiselwe kuzo. Ukusuka apho, ndaqala ukuyila iikhibhodi zam zokuqala zokusebenza kwi-OmniGraffle, inkqubo yokuzoba iMac vector ekufanelekele ngcono ukuzoba iitshati zeOrg kunokuyila izixhobo zentsimbi. Ndisebenzise iiPDF ezenziwe kwi-OmniGraffle ukuya kwi-lasercut sheets ye-acrylic, eyathi, xa iqokelelwe, yakha ifasimile efanelekileyo yekhibhodi esebenzisekayo. Ndancwasa ngoshicilelo lwe-3D, kodwa xa iprinta yethu ye-3D yatsha yavutha, yakhawuleza yaphulukana nomtsalane wayo.

Njengomntu one-CAD encinci kunye namava oyilo lwehardware, zeziphi izinto ezikwenze ukuba ukhethe ukusebenzisa iFusion 360 ukwenza imifuziselo yakho yeCAD?

Ngaphambi kwale projekthi, andizange ndisebenzise iphakheji ye-CAD ngaphezu kwemizuzu embalwa. Kwasekuqaleni kophuhliso, ndazama ukusebenzisa i-Inventor, i-Solidworks, kunye ne-Rhino, kodwa akukho namnye kubo owandisebenzela kakuhle. I-Fusion 360 yayiyiphakheji yokuqala eyafika kwindawo emnandi yamandla kunye nokulula ukuyisebenzisa. Njengomsebenzisi weMac, inyani yokuba andifuni matshini owahlukileyo weWindows ukwenza umsebenzi ibe luncedo kakhulu. I-Autodesk, nayo, ibimnandi ukusebenza nayo-ewe, basinike iilayisensi ze-Fusion 360 zasimahla njengenxalenye yesivumelwano sabo sokuqalisa, kodwa eyona nto yandothusayo kukuba linqanaba lenkxaso esiyifumene kubo. Ngesinye isikhathi, ndabetha i-bug engqukuva ngo-360. Ayizange ibe yinto enhle leyo, kodwa khawufane ucinge ukuba ndothuka xa ndifumana i-imeyile evela kumphuhlisi ngentsasa elandelayo owandinyathela ngokuvelisa kwakhona umba kwaye wachaza malunga neeyure ezili-12 kamva ukuba wayeyilungisile. ibug kwiveki elandelayo yokukhululwa. Andifane ndifumane inkxaso elunge kakhulu kwiimveliso endizihlawula ngempumlo.

Zeziphi izinto ezimbalwa ozithandayo zeFusion 360 ngelixa uyila imveliso?

Izixhobo zentsebenziswano ziye zasindisa ubomi ngokupheleleyo njengoko bendisebenza nabacebisi kunye neekontraka. Ukwazi ukuba wonke umntu unokufikelela ebomini, iinguqulelo zangoku zeemodeli zam zindincedile ukuba ndiphephe zonke iintlobo zemiba ye-crazy version-skew.

Injini yeCAM, nayo, ibintle ngokwenene ukusebenza nayo. SineShopBot egaraji kwaye sinenkqubo yeCAM yokwenyani eyenza i-G-Code yethu…kaloku, kuyonwabisa kakhulu.

Iza kuthatha ixesha elide kunokuba ulindele ukuba ulunge. Ukusondela kwimveliso yokugqibela unokwenza iprototype yakho, ibengcono.

Ngokuphindaphinda kwakho kokugqibela esandleni, ngeliphi ixesha ubusazi ukuba ukulungele ukusungula iphulo leKickstarter?

Sachitha malunga neenyanga ezisibhozo sikholelwa ukuba sasikwiiveki ezintlanu ukusuka eKickstarter. Ezo zinto zimbini zithathe ixesha elide kunoko bekulindelekile ibikukufumana iprototypes 'ephantse yaphela' kwaye ezandleni zabavavanyi be-beta esibathembile ukuba basinike ingxelo enyanisekileyo kunye nokuhlanganisa ividiyo enyanzelisayo. Inyani mayixelwe, andiqinisekanga ngokupheleleyo ukuba sikulungele ukumilisela iKickstarter xa sisenzayo.

Leliphi icebiso onokuthi ulinike umntu ofana nawe onokucinga ngokusungula umbono wakhe woyilo lwemveliso kwiKickstarter?

Iza kuthatha ixesha elide kunokuba ulindele ukuba ulunge. Ukusondela kwimveliso yokugqibela unokwenza iprototype yakho, ibengcono.

Nyaniseka kwaye unyaniseke kubaxhasi bakho. Mamela into abayibuzayo-akufuneki (kwaye akufuneki) wenze yonke into abayicelayo, kodwa uyakufunda okuninzi ngokuthetha nabo malunga nento abayifunayo kwaye kutheni.

Okokugqibela, kwaye okona kubaluleke kakhulu, singayifumana phi eyona donut ilungileyo kwiBay Area kwaye luhlobo luni lwedonut?

Sisandula ukutshintshwa ukusuka kunxweme oluseMpuma kwaye asikhange sifumane nto imangalisayo ye-donut, kodwa besisebenza ngokucwangcisiweyo kwiinketho zebheyile zasekhaya. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, izinto esizithandayo zombini zise-Oakland-Beauty's yenza ibheji emnandi yohlobo lwaseMontreal kwaye iAuthentic Bagel Company eJack London Square yenza ibheji entle kakhulu yaseNew York.

Kwabo banomdla wokuthenga eyabo iModeli 01, ixabiso leyunithi liqala kwi-$299 kunye nomhla wokuthunyelwa oqikelelweyo ka-Epreli 2016 kwiKickstarter.