Thank You r/led - It All Came Together | KICKSTARTER for Stellar Kinetics

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I don't have enough karma to post this in r/kickstarter

So, I'll post it where it all began, in r/led... THANK YOU.

I just submitted my product for approval last night, and I hope it's something people will be interested in buying. I actually have this community to thank for getting this off of the ground.

After marinating and developing the idea for a year, last February I was ready to put my plan into motion. After designing and modeling my idea and planning the remaining events (prototyping, logistics, manufacturing, fulfillment, etc.) I began my search to make my idea a physical "thing". I kept being told my star would be too difficult to make by large scale domestic LED manufacturers. I was repeatedly told it would be >$75000 per component for sample fabrication and would take months. The patents and trademarks added to the grind and it was looking like it wasn't going to happen.

Late one night, I logged into Reddit and put out one simple post in r/led. And within a few minutes, I was put in contact with a company that made my design a reality on my doorstep in under 5 weeks. From there, they opened my eyes to an alternative path to manufacturing and logistics, allowing me to clear the remaining hurdles. And now, I have my resources waiting, right this very minute, for me to give the word to begin manufacturing, packaging, and fulfilling. I hope the world is interested in it.

So, I kind of owe this to Reddit. Without its communities this would have withered on the vine. Thank you, Reddit and r/led .

Sorry, I didn't mean to turn this post into a wall of words.

I'm going to make a better video and finish my website while waiting for Kickstarter's approval. If this meets my goal I'm going to try for selling this in brand box stores in 2023. If it's funded I'll be able to warehouse them for distribution instead of on-demand post-sale manufacturing.

The world is messed up, right now. So, I hope this little flicker of light helps to brighten someone's holiday, and puts them in awe for just a little while.

It's accepted and live, as the Stellar Kinetics +Star as of today! This is crazy!