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Anyone interested in providing opinions on a new watch project I'm doing?

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    #32
    jake1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭jake1970


    I did the survey, the very best of luck to you with this project.


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    #33
    sparrowcar
    Registered Users Posts: 2,816 ✭✭✭sparrowcar


    I just did you survey TF.
    Part of me would rather support an Irish effort than the numerous kickstarter options.
    Will be watching closely, hope you get it off the ground in whatever format you choose.


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    #34
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    As an aside I do wonder what other people are doing about taxes and regulations with "bigger" kickstarter campaigns. Perhaps people are treating it as their primary business and then hoping to make more substantial margins off prices - and thus can afford to hire accountants etc.

    The tax rules don't seem to be helpful to people who may be engaged in large turnovers but actually making relatively little profit (my intention) - it seems I either need to reduce my turnover or increase mark-ups to provide for the cost of an accountant - the second option meaning higher costs for buyers (which I don't want). A "passion project" which may deal with relatively large sums of money, but nets me a non-significant income does seem to be somewhat penalised by our business rules.

    I wonder how the guy who got 50k+ to make potato salad dealt with his tax issues :D (guy raised $55,000 to make potato salad from thousands of backers):

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zackdangerbrown/potato-salad

    Just an interesting tax quirk. Death and taxes - the two inescapable realities of life :D


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    #35
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    Thanks to everyone who participated - some really useful things came up.

    I think as we've moved away from discussing surveys now I'll probably go away and look at the responses and think about the new issues identified.

    If the mods allow it I may start a new thread giving updates (when something new happens) - won't be spamming this forum I promise!

    Last update on this thread - a placeholder website has gone up:

    www.solaswatches.com

    Luckily not taken already - people who had a sneak peek at the prototype will probably understand the background reference :D


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    #36
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,822 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Pity the www doesn't allow fadas. "Solas" is not "sólás :)


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    #37
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    Web addresses can allow fadas see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann_(Irish_Republic)

    - but try telling someone they'll need to search for a website using "non-standard" script and I doubt it'll go far (from a commercial perspective).

    You're right that the two words mean very different things but luckily solas means light which isn't too bad as far as alternate word meanings go... at least it wasn't something like Irish Mist whiskey (German for manure) or Kia Nova (Spanish for no va - no go) :pac:
    https://www.practicalecommerce.com/Language-Translation-Test-Product-Names-before-Entering-New-Countries

    If it's good enough for:
    https://www.buseireann.ie/
    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/dail-eireann/
    https://www.rte.ie/
    etc. - it's good enough for me I think :D


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