[DIYbio] Re: IndieBB Campaign Survey; Help Appreciated

Really good advice! I'm sure Tech Review etc. won't mind me taking
advantage of their logos on this one, so I'll get that done asap.

As far as "GMO..make it glow", mind if I steal that one directly? :D
Did you know the "umbrella company" I created to handle these projects
is called Glowbiotics Ltd? How fortunate!

On 20/02/14 22:21, Will Sutton wrote:
>
>  - You're in Tech Review, and NYT: people need to see that as a big logos
> near the top.
>
>  - emphasize the Irish aspect (again thru visuals, not text)
>
>  - Play up the "outsider taking on Big-Bio". You're the champion for "the
> people"  (here's one campaign that does it amusingly well<https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/918069667/nematode-pamphlet?ref=tag>
> )
>
>  - GMO/Genetically Modified Organism - too cold, analytic language. I'm
> just riffing but "GMO, get in the know, make it glow...etc". speak like a
> guy at a carnival; it's what crowdfunding sites are. People with disposable
> income come to spend it in exchange for an exotic experience. If they
> wanted acronyms they'd go to the library.
>
> - Target audiences, I don't know if you've reached out to these groups:
>     School teachers - so cool! so easy! so safe!
>     Engineers/Programmers - So you think you can program life? All in one
> Hello World kit...see if you have the mind for SynBio 2.0. Emphasize the
> challenge.
>
> -Will
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 7:59:23 AM UTC-5, Cathal Garvey wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I'm over halfway through the IndieBB campaign, and slightly below 25%
>> funded. Things aren't, if I'm honest, looking rosy. Consequently I'd
>> like to better understand what factors are most important to people in
>> choosing whether or not to support the project.
>>
>> I could just put a query out on the list, but then people would feel shy
>> about responding publicly. So, I've dived into surveymonkey and made a
>> survey; I promise not to dig into the identities of respondants, I'm not
>> interested in *who* you are, just *what you think of IndieBB*.
>>
>> So, if you could please spare a minute for my single-page survey and
>> help me better understand the diybio community's DNA-related desires:
>>
>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PRFB6S5
>>
>> Thank you all!
>> Cathal
>>
>> --
>> Please help support my crowdfunding campaign, IndieBB: Currently at
>> 24.2% of funding goal, with 24 days left:
>>    http://igg.me/at/yourfirstgmo/x/4252296
>> T: @onetruecathal, @IndieBBDNA
>> P: +3538763663185
>> W: http://indiebiotech.com
>>
>

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Please help support my crowdfunding campaign, IndieBB: Currently at
25.9% of funding goal, with 21 days left:
   http://igg.me/at/yourfirstgmo/x/4252296
T: @onetruecathal, @IndieBBDNA
P: +3538763663185
W: http://indiebiotech.com