the deck of quirkys 1st town meeting, which took place april 30, 2010

1. TOWN MEETING
(numero uno)

2. PRODUCT EVALUATION

3. CONSUMER PRODUCTS, UNDER $150 RETAIL
Products Submitted As Housewares, Home/Garden, Accessories/Gadgets, Electronics
SUBMISSION FORM
140 character description of your product
Describe the problem youʼre solving
Describe your solution
Key features (limited to one-sentence bullets)
Similar products/inspiration (image scrape)
Media/asset uploads
Products Submitted As Toys, Design/Art, Furniture, Soft Goods, Other
SUBMISSION FORM
140 character description of your product
Describe your customer
Describe your product
Key features (limited to one-sentence bullets)
Similar products/inspiration (image scrape)
Media/asset uploads
WORK IN PROGRESS

4. CONSUMER PRODUCTS, UNDER $150 RETAIL
Products Submitted As Housewares, Home/Garden, Accessories/Gadgets, Electronics
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Results Of Community Vote / Feedback
Niche, Regional, National, Global
Is this the solution? (yes, no, kinda, maybe)
Do these represent convincing consumer selling points?
Prior Art / Uniqueness / Marketability
Work Done To Date
Margin / Feasibility
Products Submitted As Toys, Design/Art, Furniture, Soft Goods, Other
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Results Of Community Vote / Feedback
Niche, Regional, National, Global
Is this something the customer wants / needs / has to have?
Do these represent convincing consumer selling points?
Prior Art / Uniqueness / Marketability
Work Done To Date
Margin / Feasibility
WORK IN PROGRESS

5. + SUBMITTED PRODUCTS WILL ALL GET A
TRANSPARENT SCORE OF 0-100.
(combination of community votes, community expert votes, and Quirky design team research/analysis)
+ PRODUCT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM
SCORE OF 70 TO QUALIFY FOR QUIRKY
ADOPTION.
(IF NO PRODUCTS HIT 70, ALL SUBMISSION FEES WILL BE RETURNED)
+ THE TOP-SCORED IDEA WILL MOVE
FORWARD.

6. CHANGES TO THE DESIGN
PROCESS

7. + Field studies will be conducted concurrently with the
community product research phase.
+ Project frequency will increase from an average of 5-7
projects per product to 10-14 projects (smaller, more
concrete deliverables).
+ We will begin to certify community members’ areas of
expertise.
+ Opinions of “community experts” will be weighted more
heavily.
+ Products will not launch without a mechanically working
prototype / demo video.
+ Product development will slow, however one product idea
per week will still be picked.

8. Products Will Not Launch
Until They Are Tested And
Ready To Move
Immediately Into
Production
+ Reduces time from threshold to ship.
+ Increases product quality.
+ Assures the product pre-sales specification is completely accurate.
+ Allows for demo video which will stimulate pre-sales.

9. JULY 2010

10. PRODUCTION
STATUS

11. BOBBLE BRUSH
BEAMER
CLOAK
PETAL DROPS
SPACEBAR
MUGSTIR
WRAPSTER
SLING BACK
SWITCH

12. BEHOLD, THE QUIRKY
MILESTONE FEATURE

13. QUIRKY STAFF
OLD, NEW, NEEDED

14. THE NEW ONES
DIRECT SALES- MATT
DOMESTIC SALES- JOANNA
MONEY PERSON- JOVENA
INTERNATIONAL SALES- GARRET
DEVELOPER- NATHAN
MEDIA PRODUCER- BEN(2)

15. THE NEXT ONES VP PRODUCT
SENIOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
SOURCING LEAD
JR ACCOUNTANT
COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR
UI / INTERACTIVE DESIGNER
INTERNS (product, community, sales)

16. REVENUE, MOTHER %^(*ER!
$

17. - Update
DIRECT - Future Plans
- Update
INTERNATIONAL - Future Plans
- Update
DOMESTIC - Future Plans
- Update
STRATEGIC - Future Plans

18. Z A!
O O
APAL
ST
MPO
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MAY 17TH

19. Q&A