Assertion Supported
Tamayo: Scollar partnered with Spanner, the original Fitbit engineering team
“In fact, Nathan the Fitbit engineering team spanner is partnered with us on this particular product, the scholar mini.”
Insight
Tamayo: Hardware requires more caution because rapid iteration is too expensive
“Hardware is different than software. You know, it's more expensive. You can't, you know test and build and test and build. The software, the same way that you do with hardware, it's just more expensive. So you have to be much more careful with it.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tamayo: Scollar smart collar bill of materials costs $45 to $50
“Right now the bomb is about 45 to 50 depending on the different components.”
Disclosure
Tamayo: Scollar is launching its Kickstarter campaign on January 24
“In fact, we're getting ready to launch our Kickstarter campaign on January, 24th.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tamayo: Scollar secured only about 10 pre-orders in first four months
“Not very many just maybe, yeah, 10 or so.”
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Tamayo: Autodesk acquired her startup Green Building Studio in the millions
“In the millions. It was in the millions.”
Disclosure
Tamayo: Scollar raised almost $600K from founders, friends, and family
“Almost 600.”
Disclosure
Tamayo: Scollar churned through eight electrical engineers before finding right hire
“I think before we landed on our vice president, Herman Elliott, who is a godsend we had eight other electrical engineers that we worked with separately who just couldn't cut it or didn't understand it or didn't, couldn't give us the time or weren't a good cult…”
Disclosure
Tamayo: Scollar has over 40 people working across team and partners
“There are four executives, two interns, and then all of the development partners. So all told, there's well over 40 people working on the team right now.”
Disclosure
Tamayo personally guaranteed Scollar's bank credit line with an investment property
“One of our investment properties is collateral, fully guaranteed is collateral for the loan.”
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Tamayo: Scollar secured early $50,000 loan from California lender Working Solutions
“We had working solutions, which is out here in California, working solutions. They gave us an early 50,000 dollar loan.”
Disclosure
Tamayo: Scollar collars will retail for $149 to $199 based on size
“No, retail is one 49 for the cat collar and small dog collar. And then when we move into the medium and large dog collar, that will be one 99. So we would sell them for about one 10 to one 50.”
Disclosure
Tamayo: Scollar will delay large retail distribution until 2018
“And we're not going to retail outlets yet. We're selling them through the store. We'll sell them through e-tailers, smaller specialty shops. And then in 2018, we'll open it up to bigger retailers.”
