Update #011 - Searching for small influencers, new packaging done, and more!
TLDR - (short version)
Niklas starts reaching out to influencers for potential collaborations in May, (suggestions welcome). Christian finalizes plant pod packaging, focusing on sustainability, easy delivery and storage. Vincent advances hardware and software development for next pre-production prototypes.
Niklas begins contacting influencers
For the past few days Niklas has been building a list of small and medium sized influencers in our niche and contacting them with the goal of a possible collaboration in May.
Niklas would really like to hear any suggestions for Influencers that you really like, or that you would think would love Vext, so please send your suggestions to: niklas@vext.fi
Christian finishes design for plant pod packaging
After finishing the design improvements and ordering the next pre-production prototypes, Christian shifted focus to plant pod packaging.
One of the main requirements we had was that it needed to be able to delivered into a standard post box to make refills effortless. The packaging should also be sustainable, so we went with unprinted kraft paper, lastly we needed to fit 6 of these packages into the cabinet storage so that they could all be accessed easily.
The packaging has 9 plant pods each, and we'll be offering some mixes as well as single variety packages. These were just some of the things that went into the design and we'll be posting some real photos once we get our samples!
Vincent pushes hardware and software development further
Vincent has been focusing on getting the next versions of everything ready for the next pre-production prototypes we've just ordered. This week he'll be focusing on moving over to a single board computer that can better serve our customers, updating the rest of the hardware, and then ordering the updated versions so we can send out the cabinets to influencers on time!
I would really like to hear your thoughts and suggestions on these updates, so if you have any, let me know by sending an email to me! Let's catch up again in two weeks!
- Christian Haaramäki
Co-founder & CEO at Vext Oy
