Ngenkathi ngibuyekeza isikhwama se-ALPAKA 7even messenger, angiqaphelanga ukuthi ngizosisebenzisa kangakanani. Njengezikhwama ezedlule engizithandile, kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi ngiya noma yikuphi ngaphandle kwazo. Ngempumelelo yasendle yabo Umkhankaso we-kickstarter, ngokwazi ukuthi bahlulekile kuphrojekthi yangaphambilini nokufunda ukuthi isikhwama sakhiwe ngokuyinhloko nge-Autodesk Sketchbook ne-Adobe Illustrator, kwadingeka ngithole okwengeziwe.
U-Jin Li, ongumsunguli we-ALPAKA, waqala inqubo yokuklama i-7ven Messenger ekuqaleni kuka-2015, ngemva kokuba iphrojekthi yabo yokuqala yokuklama ubhaka yehlulekile ngenxa yokukhuphuka kobubanzi (bekuya kuba nzima kakhulu ukuwenza). Bafundeni?
“Ukwehluleka kwethu kojosaka kusifundisa isifundo esibalulekile, okwakuwukugcina idizayini ilula, singangezi izici ezengeziwe ezazingenalo usizo kukhasimende esiliqondise.”
Inqubo
Kwase kuyisikhathi sokulungisa kabusha. Ku-ALPAKA 7even, inqubo yokuqala yokuklama iqale kalula, ithatha amaviki angu-9 ukusuka ekucabangeni ukuya esikhwameni sokuqala se-prototype. Inqubo yokucabanga yenzeke ngendlela abaningi abayenza ngayo—besebenzisa ipeni nephepha ukuze benze kahle. Lapho sebenokuqonda okungajwayelekile kwalokho ababekufuna ekwakhiweni kwezikhwama, bathuthela enqubweni yokuklama idijithali yokugcina amarekhodi kanye nokuxhumana okuphumelelayo nethimba lokuklama kanye ne-prototyping, eyakamuva eyayitholakala ku-10,000 km kude nehhovisi labo eMelbourne. .
Uhlangothi lwedijithali lubandakanya i-Adobe illustrator eningi kanye ne-AutoDesk Sketchbook yokudweba imidwebo yedijithali, kusetshenziswa i-Wacom Cintiq ne-ThinkStation C30 lapho kuboshwe ideski, noma ama-W701ds abo amadala kanye ne-ThinkPad Yoga lapho besohambweni. Bekuyinqubo esheshayo, esebenzayo enamathuluzi okudweba, njengoba isofthiwe yokumodela ye-3D efana ne-Inventor ne-SolidWorks ayizange ikwazi ukuboleka kahle ekwakhiweni kwezindwangu ezithambile.
I-Prototyping
Ithimba labalingiswa embonini labe selisebenzisa amakhadibhodi nephepha ukuze lidizayine isikhwama sesibonelo ukuze lithole indlela yokushintsha idizayini yedijithali ibe ama-prototypes abonakalayo. Uma sebenelisekile nge-prototype yokuqala yephepha/yekhadibhodi ngokuma kwayo yonke indawo, babe sebedlulela ku-prototyping ngezindwangu zangempela.
Ngemuva kokuthi i-prototype ngayinye isiqediwe, basebenzisa isikhwama isikhathi esingangeviki eli-1 ukuya kwayi-2 ukuze baqonde ukuthi yiziphi izakhi zezikhwama okudingeka zithuthukiswe noma zisuswe. Khona-ke inqubo iphinda ngesinye isibonelo. Baphindaphindeka kuma-prototypes kwaze kwafezwa umklamo ozinzile—inqubo eyabathatha cishe izinyanga eziyi-10 kanye nama-prototypes angu-25 ukuthi aqedelwe ngokugcwele.
Ngesikhathi senqubo ye-prototyping bathembele ku-Skype kanye nomhlangano wobuso nobuso ukuze baxhumane nazo zonke izinguquko ezidingekayo. Futhi-ke sase sifikile isikhathi sokubafaka ezandleni zabantu emhlabeni jikelele-isinyathelo esibalulekile sokwethulwa kwangaphambili komkhiqizo. Benza izikhwama ezingaphezu kwe-150 ukuze bazithumele kubagqugquzeli, amabhulogi, nezitolo ezithengiswayo eziku-inthanethi ukuze kuthengiswe okulinganiselwe (ukuhlola isidingo sabathengi). Njengoba izikhwama zisezandleni zabantu nokusabela kungena, kwase kuyisikhathi sokwethula umkhiqizo.
I-Crowdfunding
Ngenkathi benza umfuziselo we-7ven Messenger, basebenzela ukuthola indlela yokuqoqa imali. Bethule iphrojekthi yabo ye-FLOW ekupheleni kuka-2015 e-Indiegogo ukuze bafunde kabanzi mayelana nendlela uhlelo lokuqoqa imali olusebenza ngayo kanye nendlela yokumaketha okudingekayo ukuze kwethulwe umkhiqizo. Bafunda. “Sihlulekile ngokwemvelo ukuqoqa imali eyanele yokwenza lo msebenzi,” kusho uJin. "Futhi kudingeke ukuthi ikhansele inqubo yoxhaso ekupheleni kwesikhathi sokuthola imali."
Kusukela ekuhlulekeni kwebhodlela lamanzi le-FLOW elihlakaniphile, bafunde okuningi mayelana nendlela yokuphonsa emkhiqizweni kwabezindaba, ukuthi ubani ozoqasha i-PR, indlela yokuxoxa indaba ngezithombe nangevidiyo, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu. uhlela kanjani ukwethulwa kwangaphambi kokwethulwa. Ngakho isifundo lapha kunoma ngubani ocabanga nge-crowdfundings yilezi:
- Ingabe iphrojekthi yakho ingenzeka?
- Ingabe unalo iqembu eliqinile? Ingabe abantu bazokhipha ibheyili ngaphandle kwesixwayiso, noma babaleke nalo mbono?
- Ingabe unayo imakethe yomkhiqizo wakho? Futhi ingabe inani olisethayo liwela ngaphakathi kwebakaki lentengo elilungile?
- Ingabe unalo uhlelo lokumaketha futhi uyaqonda ukuthi ungawufaka kanjani umkhiqizo ekushicilelweni okuhlukahlukene?
- Ingabe imali evela ku-crowdfunding yanele ukwenza umkhiqizo wenziwe ngesikhathi nangencazelo?
- Ingabe unayo imboni ekwazi ukukhiqiza umkhiqizo ngendlela oyidingayo?
- Ingabe umndeni wakho nabangane bayawuqonda futhi bayawusekela umzamo wakho?
- Ungakwazi ukuthatha ukwehluleka? Kokubili ngokomzwelo nangokwezimali.
- Ingabe unalo uhlelo B?
I-ALPAKA 7even Messenger manje isithumela ngomkhumbi kubasekeli bomkhankaso kanye iyatholakala ukuze i-odwe ngaphambilini ku-Indiegogo.
