Inothi lomhleli: Agasti 7th, 2014 - Sazisiwe ukuthi uTim Callahan akuyena umsunguli walo mkhiqizo. NgoJuni 21, 2013, uMklami Wezimboni uDiane Bayard ithumele umbono we-Beach Chess kuya kuQuirky. NgoJulayi 19, 2013 wakhethwa ukuthuthukiswa. UTim uthathe lo mbono, i-3D yawuphrinta futhi yafuna ukuthi idalwe – Ungawusekeli umkhankaso wakhe. Ungathola umkhiqizo wangempela, 'I-Dés d'échecs', ku Iwebhusayithi kaDiana.
Kunezinto eziningi ongazenza olwandle ngaphandle kokuthola amathani esihlabathi abhajwe ezihlathini zakho ze-butt - surf, ukwakha ama-sandcastles futhi nakanjani udlale i-chess ethile. Kulungile, i-chess ibingekho ohlwini lwakho, kepha mhlawumbe kufanele uyicabangele, ngoba sinomklami uTim Callahan endlini, ekhuluma nathi ngomsebenzi wakhe wesilwane ku-IndieGogo - The Beach Chess.
Sibuze uTim ukuthi yini emkhuthaze ukuthi enze i-Beach Chess?
UTim - Njalo ehlobo ngiya ebhishi eConey Island nomngani wami omuhle uMark futhi besivame ukuletha isethi ye-chess. Ngesinye isikhathi ngikhohliwe ukuyiletha futhi ngaqala ngacabanga ngezindlela esizokwazi ukudlala ngazo ngaphandle kwesethi. Ngicabange ukuthi singadweba izingcezu zesihlabathi futhi lokho kungenze ngacabanga ngokwakha okuthile okungakuvumela ukuthi uprinte izingcezu ze-chess esihlabathini. Lapho ngibona ukuthi uzodinga izingcezu eziyisithupha ezihlukile kwavele kwangishaya ukuthi kukhona nezinhlangothi eziyisithupha zekhiyubhu futhi kuzalwe i-Beach Chess.
UTim unendaba ethokozisayo yokuthi ungene kanjani ekwakhiweni nasekusebenzeni izinto.
UTim - Ngithole iziqu ze-master in Finance esikhathini esingangonyaka esedlule kepha angikwazanga ukuthola umsebenzi. Ngaqala ukucabangela ukuba ngusomabhizinisi futhi ngaqala ukugcina amehlo ami evulekile ukuthola imibono eyingqayizivele yomkhiqizo. Ngiyethemba ukuthi ngingaphumelela ngalo mkhankaso ukuze ngikwazi ukuvula isitolo esizinikele se-inthanethi somkhiqizo bese ngiqala ukucabanga ngomqondo wami olandelayo womkhiqizo.
Ngokuphathelene nokuqanjwa okuyisisekelo enqubweni yakhe, uTim uthi yena u-3D waphrinta lolu hlobo kodwa inhloso yakhe ukuthi lwenziwe ngokubunjwa komjovo ukuze akwazi ukuluthengisa ngentengo ephansi. Kodwa-ke ama-cubes abengaba mkhulu kakhulu ukwenza nge-injection molding, njengoba kuzoba namaki okujula nokunye ukungapheleli. Ngemuva kokucabangisisa ngezinto ezithile weza nesixazululo sokuthi senziwe njengocezu olulodwa oluyisicaba olumiswe njengebhokisi eligoqiwe kodwa lunamahinji ohlangothini ngalunye ukuze lukwazi ukugoqwa lube ikhubhu elingenalutho.
Inselelo yakhe enkulu kuze kube manje ukuthola umyalezo ngalo mkhankaso. Ukuthi eceleni isinyathelo sakhe sokuqala kwaba ukudweba ngqo lokho ayekufuna ukuze akhokhele i-freelancer eku-inthanethi ukudweba umdwebo wekhompyutha ongaphrintwa nge-3D. Ngokulandelayo, wathola umuntu ku-intanethi enephrinta ye-3D ezophrinta leyo prototype futhi ekugcineni wasebenza nayo Ama-Protocol ukuza nomklamo osebenzayo wokubumba umjovo wepulasitiki. Manje konke akudingayo yimali. Ngesibambiso esingu- $ 25 uthola isethi eyodwa ye-Beach Chess efaka ikhekhe elilodwa elimnyama nelilodwa elimhlophe kanye neqoqo lemiyalo nesikhwama sendwangu esincane sokungenisa.
