that Product Hunt t-shirt looks... interesting
Are all the t-shirts just made up by the company or actually sourced and official from the startups they feature?
@bentossell Yes! The shirts/art are directly from the startups we work with. For instance, the PH art was provided to us with instructions on what shirts/color to print.
Looks cool but I can't find on the site what kind of t-shirts are being used. It is also a little pricey for two t-shirts a month when many startups give away free t-shirts all the time.
@rdbrdd I agree. I could probably buy all the startup Tshirts I want for $40. Some startups will even send you free shirts if you email them. I would maybe sign up if it was $15 or less.
@zuppadisange@rdbrdd We are definitely considering selling a 1 shirt box for around $15. Something you'd be into? We do not expect a startup to cover the costs of hundreds or thousands of shirts - they are expensive to make and ship, especially for a startup on a budget. We are exploring ways for the startup to pay some of the cost, and consumers to pay some of the cost, to bring the price down for both....but honestly, as a startup ourselves, we hoped to keep it free for startups as long as possible. Promoting a startup is hard, and we are trying to provide them an affordable way to grow.
@chris_lawson@zuppadisange Yeah I totally understand your position on the need to keep the barrier of entry low for startups. I think that major key to your growth. $15 a month is a lot easier to digest too.
I can go to an expo or conference and leave with more tshirts than I can wear (and I have...), for essentially nothing. What's the draw of spending money on them?
@theobserving Outside of cities like San Francisco and NYC, or conferences like SXSW, it is hard for startup fans to get their hands on this kind of swag. A lot of people can't or don't attend expo's or conferences because of distance, cost, etc. The people that do attend events usually have to pay to attend, so the "free" shirt definitely has a cost. Not all startups can be at every conference either. For the ones that do, this is an additional way for them to reach early adopters worldwide. Plus, in addition to the shirts, the startups provide an incentive for the subscriber to use their product or service - with value beyond just the dope shirt. The idea is discovery with a cool shirt too.
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