I decided to launch a physical product (chocolate invader) and use “the things” I learned building web apps to make it happen. It’s been challenging to work with atoms instead of bits, but still a gratifying process (and I am just at the beginning). I launched yesterday and would love to get feedback from the hacker news community. I’m approaching this as I would any start-up, so please do share your thoughts.<p>A little bit about the project:<p>It started out as an experiment in fabrication at a FabLab. I wanted to learn CAD, CNC machine a few of my own molds, create a negative mold out of silicone resin and have Bryan (my partner and brilliant chocolatier) mold some chocolates. We successfully made a few molds and chocolate bars. They were bad ass, but it was just for fun. Then my obsession with invaders made it’s way into 3D. I thought pixels relate (beautifully) to squares of chocolate. People loved the idea and the experiment began. Fast forward a year, we decided to make it a product.<p>www.chocolateinvader.com<p>What do you think?
love the idea!<p>quick question: isn't this a packaging nightmare?<p>And along those lines: how cost efficient is your packaging compared with a main stream chocolate bar of the same weight/volume?<p>edit: assuming that the limited edition box isn't the long term plan.