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Andrew Tye

Maker of the Week - $500 for the best product each week

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Maker of the Week awards small cash grants to makers with the most popular products and ideas ๐Ÿ†

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Andrew Tye
Maker
Hey PH... We are launching this because we think that a lot of makers are building cool products because they enjoy it - not because they want to raise a bunch of venture capital. For people making products on the side, a small amount of cash is awesome. On the other hand, a lot of people with Silicon Valley aspirations don't have the resources or network to get there very easily. A small amount of money can be life-changing. I hope in some way this simple program will inspire makers everywhere - regardless of background, connections, or resources. ๐Ÿ™ Thanks for checking it out!!
Amrith
@awt I think this is a really great initiative ๐Ÿ™Œ Are you investing your own money into this?
Andrew Tye
Maker
@amrith thank you!! yes, for the most part.
Andrew Tye
Maker
@amrith I've also been talking to some companies about other non-cash things we can add to this to make it better. Hope that can come in the next week or two!
MONKIN
@awt Great idea, but maybe winners could decide to take that small amount or give it to some charity of choice?
Andrew Tye
Maker
@monkinco great idea, thank you. might be able to do something like that...would definitely be a cool option!
Ammar Alyousfi
It's a great idea ๐Ÿ’ฅ, already submitted my product (Pair & Compare) there.
Andrew Tye
Maker
@ammar_cel awesome!
Andrew Tye
Maker
@ammar_cel curious if you would be interested in bigger cash grants or additional free resources as time goes on?
San Kumar
This is really cool. As a maker who likes to create things more for fun than profit this is just awesome!
Andrew Tye
Maker
@bhatnagar_san thanks for saying that...means a lot! I think it will be useful and fun!!
Andrew Tye
Maker
@bhatnagar_san curious if you would be interested in bigger cash grants or additional free resources as time goes on?
San Kumar
@awt yes that sounds wonderful.. also like you said not just cash but free resources esp like aws credits would be super useful for most makers!
Max
Awesome idea! Quick side note: can you pleeeease increase the line-height? Rules section is physically painful to read
Andrew Tye
Maker
@rdev thank you
Andrew Tye
Maker
@rdev okay, sorry about that. Just looked and it is pretty bad. will fix.
Edmilson Rodrigues
Just submitted our product idea: Bonnum Wallet, a crypto walled designed for financial inclusion. If we win the prize, we are going to donate 100% of it as Aid for poor families in Venezuela. And we will post a link to the seedproof site in our site.
Andrew Tye
Maker
@edmilson_rodrigues awesome! thanks for sharing this!!!
Edmilson Rodrigues
@awt Hi. Please, when will the result of this week be announced? If we win we will be able to double the number of families aided in Venezuela.
Andrew Tye
Maker
@edmilson_rodrigues results are announced Monday one week after the week you post. But until then, you can view your ranking here (you have to login to see your ranking): https://seedproof.com/sprouts/aw...
Andrew Tye
Maker
@edmilson_rodrigues please email me if you have any questions about ranking or results!
Ryan Belisle ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป
really cool idea overall, but also really feel like you guys need to hire a designer/UX person to help out with the site. also, as far as long-term plans go, I was curious on how y'all plan to keep this program going? Is that mostly reliant on partner contributions?
Andrew Tye
Maker
@_ryebell thanks for the feedback. we'll work on the design!
Andrew Tye
Maker
@_ryebell hope to keep it going indefinitely. somewhat depends on contributions but also on how well everyone likes it. The goal is to add more tools and resources to go along with the cash.
Nguyแป…n Viแป‡t Hฦฐng
Awesome idea! This will be a big motivation for makers who like to make things for fun like me.
Andrew Tye
Maker
@zeroxhung thanks for the kind words! I hope so!! more to come...
Andrew Tye
Maker
@zeroxhung curious if you would be interested in bigger cash grants or additional free resources as time goes on?
Ravi Srinivasan
What? Only #3 Product of the Day ๐Ÿค”
Andrew Tye
Maker
@ravsydney haha I know right!
Tejas Aithal
I have a few products in the pipeline and will definitely check this out! Also looking forward to the addon's you mentioned below!
Andrew Tye
Maker
@sshreetejasaithal thank you. really appreciate that!
Andrew Tye
Maker
@sshreetejasaithal curious if you would be interested in bigger cash grants or additional free resources as time goes on?
Albert Arshakyan
interesting!
Igityan Hayarpy
Interesting opportunity
David Braun
Upvoted to see this post as the first winner of the award :)