#Booku app shark tank portable

The timing of the “disappearance of problems” from Facebook and Kickstarter does raise an eyebrow, though.īased on the information in the ABC press photos, Lumio taped their segment on September 15, 2014. On the surface, it would seem Lumio is the perfect Shark Tank candidate: they have a cool product people want, proof of concept, and they need a Shark to help with logistics and production. Many start-ups have issues, especially with production and fulfillment, so these types of comments aren’t uncommon, nor are they a surprise to me. He will be as impressive as his product, so he should field multiple offers. Gunawan is no shrinking violet, either he spoke at TedX and he’s very smart and articulate. It is, like the ABC promos say, an elegant light. The Sharks are going to “ooh and ah” over Lumio. The Lumio Facebook page had similar comments, but the more recent ones (past 6 months) are from happy customers. The complaints trickle off in the fall of 2014. There are over 1000 comments on the Kickstarter page, mostly backers complaining about not receiving their orders. Upon further investigation into Lumio, it appears they had some difficulty fulfilling the initial Kickstarter orders and the first production run had its quality problems. I would definitely want my own book lamp.

The portability and versatility definitely make it that little bit of “extra cool.” A lot of other people like Lumio too, hence the success on Kickstarter when people pony up cash before a product is even made, it’s the best testimonial you can get. Lumio had one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of 2013, raising over half a million dollars and was voted one of the “Top 10 Most Innovative Crowdfunded Companies” by Entrepreneur magazine in 2013. Lumio recharges its lithium battery (up to 8 hours per charge) via a USB port. The book lamp “pages” are actually LED lights the “cover” is also magnetized, so it will stick to any metal surface. When it’s open, it can hang, lie flat, or open 360 degrees to form a cylindrical shape. When the Lumio isn’t in use, it folds up and looks like a hard cover book.

#Booku app shark tank portable

He was thinking of ways to make an LED lighting fixture in a compact and portable form, the inspiration came from his Moleskine notebook and is based on the idea of a “book that illuminates.” He didn’t set out to create a book lamp at first Max is an architect who was conceptualizing a modular folding home when he scaled down due to lack of funding. Max Gunawan pitches Lumio, a self-described “book lamp,” in Shark Tank episode 619.