Selokhu i-Kickstarter yaqala ukuvela ngeNtwasahlobo ka-2009, inkundla yokuqoqa imali yabantu abaningi isabonakala iyinkundla yokudlala yawo womabili amabhizinisi nabasekeli eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva - ikakhulukazi ngemikhankaso ethembisa ukufezeka ngendlela yobuningi. umkhiqizo owenziwe.
Yize inkampani selokhu yehla emikhankasweni entula noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesibonelo esisebenzayo, ngisho nemikhankaso enama-prototypes amaningi asebenzayo kanye namaketanga okuhlinzeka ahlelwe ngaphambi komkhankaso isadonsa kanzima ukuletha umkhiqizo kubasekeli bayo ngesikhathi esifanele (uma kube bonke).
Muva nje, i Skarp umkhankaso we-laser razor ngokuqinisekile uphakamise amafulegi ambalwa abomvu ngemuva kokuqoqa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-4 zamaRandi ngamamodeli ambalwa kanye nevidiyo yomkhiqizo okuthiwa "usebenza". Kuvidiyo, umsebenzisi uphuca ezinye izinwele ezingalweni zakhe esebenzisa insingo ye-Skarp phakathi nemizuzwana engama-90.
https://youtu.be/aOLwNJ7TXWA
Ngokusobala, lokhu bekungenele ukujabulisa ithimba le-Kickstarter (nabaningi abangase basekele, ngokusekelwe kumazwana) futhi ithimba le-Skarp laziswe nge-imeyili evela ku-Kickstarter ukuthi umkhankaso wabo "wephule umthetho wethu odinga ama-prototypes asebenzayo wemikhiqizo yenyama zinikezwa njengemivuzo,” ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani yathi “ukumiswa akukwazi ukuhlehliswa.”
https://youtu.be/dk9OJN9foA0
Manje umkhankaso usunawo kuqhamuke ku-Indiegogo futhi njengamanje inemali engaphezu kuka-$200K ngosuku olulodwa nje okusele cishe amasonto amabili ukuthi kuqhutshwe umkhankaso wabo ngomgomo wokuqala ongu-$160K.
Yize sekucacile okwamanje ukuthi ithimba lakwaSkarp belingenza uhlelo olungcono lokumaketha, sithini lesi sigameko ngesimo esikhona manje sokuqoqwa kwabantu imali?
