COOLRF: Pricing and Investments
Recently, we are often asked: "How much is your good?". Or even this: "Shut up and take my money!". In our community VKontakte, we have already published a link to GoogleDocs-pricing document. There, all a bit confused, but the necessary numbers are available. Today we publish a more digestible form of our price list, as well as useful information for our potential investors.
A brief introduction to the course for those who first saw our project
We are developing a complete system of smart home. The “first sign” of our system is a DIY-dimmer. Here are its main characteristics:
If you want to join in the discussion of the features of the system, please read all our previous articles and comments to them. Most likely the questions after such an introduction will be much less.
- 2.4 GHz radio channel operation (own protocol, without licensing restrictions, or ZigBee implementation based on Atmtel BitCloud)
- Encrypted connection
- Installation without changing the standard wiring of an ordinary apartment
- Low power consumption
- The usual look of switches
- The possibility of independent expansion of both hardware and software functionality
- Open source code of both software and hardware
If you want to join in the discussion of the features of the system, please read all our previous articles and comments to them. Most likely the questions after such an introduction will be much less.
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With VKontakte questions usually does not arise. To subscribe to Habr's updates, you need to go to the company’s page and click the “Subscribe” button in the block on the right.
Pricing
Our goods will be on sale in two complete sets - "boxed" (retail) and "designer" (kit). The first equipment - for those who prefer to buy a “ready-made” and not to get stuck. The second is for those who want to save and / or practice with a soldering iron. In all trim levels for retail, we will have three columns with prices - “from 1 pc.”, “From 5 pc.” And “from 10 pc.”
Retail Kits
The box sets will include soldered modules in the enclosures. Cases - printed on a 3D printer made of ABS plastic. That is not very beautiful, but they perform their function. Exactly what we show in our posts.
Thus, if you want to automate three lamps at home, you just need to order 3x DMMR (Retail) and 1x EGLE PC (Retail). It's simple.
Kit Kits
If you do not like when everything is simple, pay attention to our designers. Each kit includes a printed circuit board plus all the necessary parts (chips, resistors, pin-line, and so on). In not decoupled form.
Separately, printed circuit boards and enclosures in the price list, we decided not to indicate, in order not to complicate the structure. Those who wish to purchase separately will be able to apply electronically on an individual basis. Implementation of the kits will begin approximately in the second half of February.
Investments
Now we are a pretty valuable resource. Our team focuses most of the competencies necessary for the successful development of the project. We are approaching the beginning of the sale of our products. Let it be in printed cases for now, let us solder all of us at home in the evenings. The main thing is that these modules were developed by us, many people are ready to buy them already today, a much larger crowd of people are closely following the development of our project and will be ready to buy our modules tomorrow. We proved that we can develop the electronics of our dreams. Next month we will gain experience in the production of small-scale batches and the organization of the first retail sales. There are very few such teams (in the hardware field) in the domestic market.
We are engaged in the project in time, free from the main work that feeds us and feeds. Attracting an investor can change this moment and speed up the implementation of our endless list of plans. In the past week, we began to look around in search of attracting foreign investment.
Now we are negotiating with two potential investors. The amount of investment we are interested in is from $ 250 thousand, preferably from a profile investor. If you are such and our project was to your liking - contact us via any of the available communication channels. We are pleased to tell you in detail about our competencies, recommendations and vision for the future development of the project.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/210266/
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