i personally thought the Obama reference was funny and I agreed with the point. I wouldn't say the videos are helping or hindering sales either way, though it's obviously a much lower budget situation than the Grasshopper, etc.
With respect to marketing budget, or lack thereof, at this point in the Inhalater's development, I'm happy to be buying into a product where the money is focused on product development rather than marketing. In due course, some critical mass will be necessary, but for now a measured, solid ramp-up from a committed Pharmacore (and Greg does certainly seem committed at this point) is a better recipe for success than a huge roll-out without the proper infrastructural build-up, research, and experience. Consider that many crowdfunding projects fail even after meeting their funding goal, such that the campaigner is unable to actually build the units within budget or within time.
We're all a bit weary from the issues with the XP roll-out, most significantly the turnaround time on repairs, but when you consider that (guessing) 90% of the returns were for the USB port, which is now assuredly resolved, and the remaining 10% of the issues seem all to have been resolved as well, what we have in the Inhalater is a product that *works*, and *works well*. The 05 should have been the XP, and I'd be much more worried if Greg hadn't indicated significant learning in the logistics department, but he has, and I believe him -- in fact I see no reason not to.
In other words, I would say don't fret the numbers you do or do not see on the Indiegogo campaign. That's just part of a bigger picture. The situation here does not seem to be reliant on that individual campaign the same way that, say, the Grasshopper is -- for starters, the product already exists and has been beta tested (and beta approved). Greg and the campaign page have both clearly said that we're going to get our perks regardless of how much is raised, and I don't see why not to believe that, given the circumstances -- the apparent existing logistical setup, infrastructure, and proven product, not to mention the chosen format of the Indiegogo campaign.
Patience, Grasshopper..... errr, Inhalater!
