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I love the idea, but as-is, I think your product could more attractive if you hired an interior designer to help with the sample pictures/overall product "image".

Attractive product, unattractive design. There's nothing there to make me want your product over another company doing the same thing with more emphasis on design.

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I totally agree. We have two upcoming units which were designed by an artist and interior designer. The great thing about tiny homes and fast production is that we can iterate through design ideas really quickly. In the coming month we're going to put a big focus on aesthetic and interaction design.

Here's some photos of work in progress: https://goo.gl/photos/N6jiAo9696QJG6KU8

Honestly, there is still nothing here that compels me to buy your product. Who is your target audience? What's your appeal? What makes your product special?

I am a mid-twenties millennial looking for a starter home (considering a container home) and I'm not really seeing something I want.

I've followed this space for years now. The problem I see is, at these prices, someone like n-exploit can hire a custom builder to do it exactly to their tastes/layout.

I'm not seeing what benefit do you add to the existing ecosystem?

I will be absolutely stunned if you can get a tiny home custom-built with a solar system half this size for less than 80k.

The Deluxe priced at $49k is very basic finish that could be replicated for $30k max, potentially much cheaper. So does a 1kW solar system bridge the price gap? Not even close

The reason you anchor on that 80k number is because custom building usually has a lot extra. Better quality. High cost materials. More carpentry. This is basically a plywood box and a solar system. And a solar system of this size is only a few grand installed.

Here's the aesthetic you need to aim for to stand out: https://getaway.house/annabelle/

Get a designer in your team ASAP IMO as I think the styling is going to seriously hamper you in the short term otherwise.

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