Gibbs, Jake, Hamdan, Ray · 2018-07-03 · Roland Swot Opportunities The world of electronics has...
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Gibbs, Jake, Hamdan, Ray
Shark Tank Pitch
The Problem● There is no easy, versatile
tuning device for all instruments and all levels of music skill.
● Music accessories and tuners are very focused and specialized.
● Current set ups are bulky and expensive
● To do what the X-Tuner does, a current set-up would look like this:
Our Solution
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The most versatile, accessible, and interactive music tuner to date
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What is the X-Tuner?
● The X-Tuner is a multi instrument tuner that allows users to
accurately tune and compose in any key
● From vocals to guitar, the x-tuner will allow you to visualize your
music
Our Prototype
Playing correct note in tune:
Playing correct note out of tune:
Playing note out of scale:
How It Works
★ Piano roll on bottom half of screen highlights correct notes for a specific scale in green.
★ Each note that is played in tune will show up green. ★ The notes that are off-tune will be red. The top half of the
screen is the tuner that displays exactly how off-tune you are.★ A scale is composed of 12 semitones, each semitone is made
of 100 cents, so there are 1,200 cents in a scale.★ The tuner will display how many cents you are off from the
correct pitch.
Risks○ Competitors - polyphonic tuners, ableton
features, ○ barriers to market entry - strong, established
music accessory companies, ○ return on investment○ R&D needs: Programmer to rewrite audacity
software, audio engineer
CompetitorsFunctionality
● Tune all your strings at once● Guitar and Bass only● Choose strobe mode for up to
0.1-cent accuracy● Tune in a number of preset
tunings● Price: $99
MarketRoland
★ Historical Revenue (Sales):
$940,000,000 (2010) $771,000,000 (2008) $200,000,000 (1998)
★ 200 employees
Rickenbacker Intl. Profile
★ Revenue (sales): 1,114,600,00 (2010)
★ 10 employees
Akai
★ Revenue (sales): 579,800,000 in 2010
★ 180 employees
Target MarketMusicians both upcoming, and professional
Music theory is hard, the x-tuner is easy“See your music"
Experts (makes music for a living)Good for live performance of all levels of musician. Tune whole instruments at once, in whatever tuning you want. Tune the whole band.Makes composting easy, increases your workflow
Intermediate (knows instrument, maybe multiple)Helps grasp music theory, can visualize what you're making and see what works over time. Tune whole instruments, looking for a composition tool and tuner
Novice (just starting)Pretty much the same as intermediate but with emphasis on single instrument.
Market PotentialRoland Swot
OpportunitiesThe world of electronics has undergone drastic changes over the past few years and is expected to grow much more rapidly.
According to the industry estimates, the revenue from the musical instrument manufacturing industry in China will grow with an annualized rate of 7.8%, totaling $3.72 billion in 2015.
Rickenbacker Analysis
“China has become one of Rickenbacker's best markets.”
USA$6Bn Industry
PortlandThe Scene
“There’s probably more record stores per capita in Portland than in any other city in the United States,” says Terry Currier, the owner of Music Millennium, at 41 years one of the oldest still-operating record stores in the Pacific Northwest. “It’s a huge part of the culture.”
Record Stores in Portland
The ProductComponent Price Image Link
Mic $9.91 https://www.dhgate.com/product/professional-mic-super-small-size-rotatable/395379124.html#s1-8-1b;searl|1101478662
Raspberry pi $5 https://www.adafruit.com/product/2885
Cables $3 https://www.adafruit.com/product/3610
Screen 12.30 https://m.dhgate.com/product/wholesale-2-4-inch-tft-lcd-shield-touch-board/260978747.html#cppd-4-9|null:108:r0870027748
Battery 3.94 https://www.dhgate.com/product/ultra-thin-slim-powerbank-8800mah-ultrathin/373694474.html?recinfo=8,201,4#cppd-4-5|null:201:r1422766043
Plastic $1.50 https://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d-printer-filament/hips-175mm-1kg
Other CostsShipping
Device volume= .91in cubedLarge flat rate box= 792 in cubed, $17.05Small flat rate box= 70.1 in cubed, $5.95Avg. Shipping cost is 4.5 cents per unit to ship anywhere in country
Manufacturing
3d printers: 5k for 2 = 2 cases every 4 minutes indefinitely 10 mins assembly per individual= 6/hr5 people working @10/hr= $50/hr for 30 units an hour. 1.66 cents per unit manufacturing making 210 units per day. This can be scaled up with more printers and people as demand increases.
Price: $37.21
Startup CostsSoftware Engineers- 150k for 2 and 1 intern
Marketing- 25k
3d printers- 5k for 2
Our garage- Free
Office Space- WeWork membership $220 a month for our employees to work at any WeWork location across the US$2640 a year
Audience InvolvementHow many of you know a musician?
How many friends do you have on facebook?
Profit MarginsFixed Costs (1st yr)- $182,640
Device Price- $90Profit Margin- $52.79/ unit
Units sold to reach profit in 1st year- 3,459
Or,1/200 people in Portland (3 people per grade at Lewis and Clark)
Or,0.0003 percent of Roland’s Revenue
Or,1/100,000 people in the US
Who We Are
We are:
● dedicated to working with beginning musicians to improve their musical experiences
● connected to and able to collaborate with beginning musicians● young and still in the early stages of development, ie. flexible
and willing to work towards what consumers want● experienced with design, problem solving, and brainstorming
skills● constantly looking for feedback on how we can improve!
We Are Looking For
● Investors ● Programmer ● Audio engineer● Fellow designers