Have you ever had a brilliant idea for a new product, but didn't know where to go or what to do with your idea? Ben Kaufman, the 22-year-old who founded mophie and kluster, just created quirky.com, a new site that helps you create your product...everything from design, naming, manufacturing, marketing and sales.
Here is how it works: you can submit your product idea for $99, or, if you just want to see what everyone's ideas are, you can go onto quirky.com to vote and rate other people's ideas. Every week new ideas will be posted on quirky to be rated. The products will have a 7 day evaluation period, then, one product from the pool of ideas will move forward through the process.
That's when the quirky community starts helping the product developer with everything from naming the product, logo selection etc.
The final product is then pre-sold at the quirky online store. Once there are enough committed buyers, the product goes into full production. And get this - 30¢ of every dollar generated from the sale of a quirky product goes back to the consumers who influenced the product ideas. Pretty cool, huh?
For more information, and to see the first product being launched - the Sling Back - visit www.quirky.com.
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