A startup based in Portland aims to harness the creativity of the crowds to build a new sneaker brand. Ryz, which is still in beta, lets users submit graphic designs for a high-top sneaker model. Members vote for their favourite designs, and the sneakers that get the most votes are taken into production. Designers receive a one-time payment of USD 1,000 plus one dollar for each pair sold. Shoes are priced at USD 90, and are produced in limited runs.
Of course, rewarding community members for the designs they've submitted isn't new. Threadless started its t-shirt competitions in 2000 and now has annual sales of USD 30 million and a profit margin of 30% (as estimated by Inc. Magazine). We're familiar with the model's benefits: by creating and voting, the community decides which products to sell, which means no guessing what customers want. No design staff, either, and no sales force since both designers and community promote the items they love. One to continue to be inspired by?
And of course there is Spreadshirt too. Communities of interest are morphing into communities of creation and communities of production.
But what attracts people to participate? There is a great deal of discussion about the importance of reputation and trust within our post modern world, especially when discussing why ebay or the likes of Threadless or Ryz or Sneakerplay works, etc., Well - participation produces reputation and reputation is all about indentity, verification of the self, delivering belonging and status in society.
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