We’ve gotten a bunch of testimonials from women who say they get harassed in New York City constantly and Athena is giving them peace of mind. We send a survey one day after you receive it, and the overwhelming response has been awesome. What’s the customer response been like so far? It took us three and a half months to close. 1 manufacturer for wearables, they make Fitbits - but they rarely work with startups. So we had to find a new company, do the whole RFP process again. Our original manufacturer told us, “We just can’t do it.” So I thought, ‘Oh, let me mitigate that risk and find a low-volume provider.” Well, we had 5,000 pre-orders, which was five times our internal projections. ![]() ![]() When we were planning, I kept hearing that a lot of manufacturers would only do high volume. You were also late because of a manufacturer switch? We were almost a year late in shipping partly because of that user testing. You do it that way so you can incorporate user feedback - if you hear the same feedback from multiple people, you stop and regroup. Shipping started in March with a small amount, then a little more late April, and subsequent batches progressively higher and higher. Shipping! We’ve shipped almost 10,000 Athenas now. What’s the accomplishment you’re most proud of since we spoke with you last year?
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