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== Ajoado Pocket Pen Kickstarter campaign ==

* All right, Myke. I put a link in the show notes knowing that you're busy and probably haven't had much time to dig into this. But a little bit of context before I want you to go first on your thoughts on this pen. This is the Ajoado Pocket Pen. There is a Kickstarter up. I am a super big Ajoado fan. I'm one of the, I don't know, one of the more outwardly outspoken pro Ajoado people in the market because they make a very expensive pen that I very much enjoy. I love, love, love Ajoado's pens. So now they're making a pocket pen. So I was like, oh, cool, Ajoado Pocket Pen. I don't have this pen. I didn't get any preview of this. I know the people behind Ajoado very well. We talk a lot. I didn't get any word other than I saw this in my Kickstarter one day.
* So I was like, oh, sweet, Ajoado Pocket Pen. And I clicked the link. And what did you expect when you clicked this link, Myke?
* Not this.
* Not this at all. And I don't mean that in a bad way, but like very not this. This is not a Ajoado style as I know it to be.
* Where I kind of consider their pens more like jewelry, I think is a thing that they have established over time. And this pen falls firmly into the EDC world. And that is what they're building. Like this is.
* This is a prime example of this product to me of the benefit of a Kickstarter video. Yeah. Because when I saw the images, I was like, oh, no, no, no. But when I watched the video, I was like, okay. Right. Like this pen is not for me. I would not use this pen because this is not EDC, that kind of idea. It's just not a thing that I think about. Right. Yeah. It's not what you need every day. No. And what is typically EDC turns me off visually. Right. Like products that are made to be carried around constantly have a certain aesthetic and considerations that you need for that. But I think for a product like this, they've done two things that are interesting. One is the way that you engage the pen, which is almost like a flick knife, which is I find almost kind of comical as well as interesting. Because it's like, hey, what are EDC people like? They like knives. What if we make a pen work like a knife? Right. So it's kind of funny, but it's interesting. Right. Like it fits that idea of you don't have a cap that you're going to drop, which is good if you're kind of using it. On the go. And also the engaging of it is pleasurable in an interesting way. I think that kind of stuff ticks the boxes of EDC. But the thing that actually really sold me, I love the way that you can attach like clips and like little, what do they call them? Like carry rings, they call it carabiners and stuff like that. Yeah. I think that's a very smart little idea that they've got of like, oh, this pen can be attached to you in a bunch of ways. And like we have built it that you can swap those out. So watching the whole video, I'm like, this looks like a great option in that market. But it is absolutely not a product for me.
* It is absolutely not a product for me either. For all the reasons you've said, I've still backed it because I like a Johto's construction and design and I want to see it for myself. I'm very intrigued to how it feels like to use. But even just like the way that they have designed the body of the pen itself.
* I just, I've used pens that are that shape and I don't like it. Yeah, that's another thing. So it's a rectangular shape pen when it's in action. And that does work for me. So remember that time. And I say this, I say this from love. Remember that time Dan and Tom from Studio Neat made a cat toy and put it on Kickstarter? Yeah, Obi.
* Yeah, Obi. And it didn't do so well. I don't think it made it right. But that's the right platform. I think they ended up pulling it. Yeah, they closed it. I'm remembering correctly.
* That's why we started It's Early Considered. Yeah, and this is why Kickstarter exists. You put these ideas out there and people vote with their wallets. This project has not made a goal of $20,000 yet. It's been up for about two weeks, I think.
* This product will fund. It will get made. But it's not like a wild, wild success. And I think people are seeing a Johto as a brand and wondering what this is. Kind of like the same conversations we're having. It will... It will... I'm maybe wish casting a little bit. But I think it technically, from a technical aspect and from a build aspect and a construction aspect, it'll be great because that's what a Johto does, right? They're going to put everything they have into this and make a great product. But is it something that someone needs? And that's where I'm not sure. But like, I'm going to give it a shot. I have backed this project. We'll see. We'll see how it goes. It's close enough. We'll follow through on it. It's going to make. It's going to make it. But it's going to make it just. Yeah. Most likely. So it's still got a month to go. But yeah, I'm interested to see what this is like. And kind of like you, the interesting parts to me were the clip and the hook parts of it. I have plenty of little pocket pens I can use that I will enjoy more than this. But if I can get the little connection pieces and maybe do something a little different with this, we'll see. Maybe it'll live in my backpack forever or something like that. So I'm looking forward to it because I love a Jodo as a brand. But I don't necessarily need a pen like this in my writing rotation. And that's the way I'm looking at it. But again, like you made the point in the beginning, like I'm not in the EDC market. Like from this type of product is what I need for my day-to-day usage. So it's interesting. I'll be enjoying following this project. I will look forward to getting this pen whenever I don't even I didn't even look at the end date for this. Probably I'm assuming it's 30 days. So no, no, no, no. The production time. Oh, I meant to say. Okay. Yeah. I'm sure. I'm sure it'll be next year. So they expect spring of 2045. Yeah. Yeah. So there you go. All right. So, yeah, that's something I'm looking forward to. And we'll see. We'll see.
* All right. Before we wrap up today, with those that I've got to mention. So we do milestones throughout the campaign. I am. And one of them is I'm going to be on October 4th at noon Eastern. I'm going to be streaming at Myke.live, my Twitch channel, a Cortex brand prototype stream. So I'm going to be showing off some stuff that we've made that didn't work and talking about why and showing off like some of the items of how we got to like the finished products, some of our stuff. Also going to be showing off a selection of products that we are working on, which I've never done before. So I'm going to be showing off a bunch of stuff that we've got in the works, hopefully for the next year and hopefully getting some feedback from people. So come and join me on October 4th at noon Eastern on Myke.live. And we'll go through some stuff together and answer some questions and have a fun time, I hope. Oh, yeah. You've sold me. I will be there. Good. I want you to be there. So please do. Do you know. But this was unlocked because of our St. Jude campaign, which we have now passed $850,000 raised for the kids of St. Jude. Let's go to the moon. Go to stjude.org slash relay. Donate today. And then don't forget to go to penaddict.com and find out how you can get entered into the giveaway for one of these incredible items that we've been donated from all over the Pen community, which is a wonderful community that we love so much. If you would like to send in questions, follow up feedback for the show, be kind. Go to penaddictfeedback.com and you can send those in. If you want to find Brad online, he's at penaddict.com, spokedesign.com. He's at penaddict and streams over at twitch.tv slash penaddict. I am at imike, I-M-Y-K-E. And you can find my products at Cortex Brand and my podcasts at relay.fm. Thanks to Squarespace and Pen Chalet for the support of this episode. But most of all, thank you for listening. We'll be back next time. Until then, say goodbye, Brad. Goodbye, Brad.

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