Our Exciting News
09 November
05:36
We hear many stories from parents who, despite have toilet trained tots, still have to accompany their kids to the bathroom simply to turn the light on!
20 August
09:09
We’ve been busy applying for, and winning, a spot on the coveted Griffin Accelerator program! Go us!
19 March
01:05
We had just assumed kids were uncomfortable at the dinner table because we were uncomfortable at the dinner table (we have dwarfism). But essentially, we couldn’t be sure that kids sat still long enough to care. We needed to test this.
06 November
03:11
Having three great vendors to choose from isn’t a very big problem as far as problems go, but it did cause some serious angst over here in the office. I mean, for a decision this big the answer’s got to be harder than just “picking one” right?
18 October
00:34
Of course we've looked into 3D printing and yes, we've seen 'that' youtube video, but as amazing as 3D printing is, it's still not the best option for producing an alpha-prototype with multiple materials and moving parts.
17 October
04:58
When I saw 'Innovation Grant' come up on my phone, I contemplated not answering it. It had been so long since we'd heard from them that I'd already gone through all the stages of grieving our certain failure and come out the other side.
16 July
23:44
We got the great news that we'd got through to the second round of the ICON grant application a week before we our epic hiking adventure through the Grand Canyon. The application was due three days before we got back and there was no possability of an extention. What to do?
10 April
14:39
So a while back my sister and I had a tense discussion about applying for ICON, Canberra Innovation Grant. We needed capital (aka money) to get our product ideas off the ground but truly believed we didn't stand a chance of getting it.
20 October
00:56
While many business do actually get their stuff produced cheaply in China, they're not startups with no money and no industry knowledge or contacts. Writing to China with a few blueprints from a hotmail account isn't going to get you very far.
19 August
05:31
Looking at our Kickstarter stats we were surprised to discover that the articles and TV feature had generated next to no extra traffic to our page. Take from that what you will, but we think it's a pretty good indicator that the Kickstarter audience isn't watching linear television or reading traditional newspapers. That or everyone just hated our idea.