It launched a ream of products - though whether Base, Google Finance, Video and artificial intelligence were successful is up for debate.
Typically, scientists will have a huge section devoted to the company's product--including reams of scientific data, a history of the events leading up to the discovery, and even a list of contributors.
But Lockitron is more high profile than a lot of crowdbacked projects, raising what was a record-breaking chunk of cash via a privately run Selfstarter channel to get its product to market, and attracting reams of excited press.
Startups have reams of information about how customers are already using their products, so tailoring sales pitches for upgrades is far easier than it would be if salespeople were going in cold.
"And they aren't shy about posting their feelings online about products, where they literally are handing over reams of potential insights that can create a tremendous opportunity for consumer packaged goods companies that can find patterns in the noise".
Combing through reams of sales data, Stoute and Wilson whittled Carol's catalogue to a manageable 185 products, including lotions, hair products and scents; they also replaced the glass bottles with more durable plastic containers.
More specifically, TerraCycle collects the overruns of a company's packaging — reams and reams of it — and upcycles it into festive and useful objects ablaze with product names, a relatively cheap and feel-good brand extension.
Not only do building designs generate reams of paper plans, with multiple copies of blueprints for every participant in the project, but every product used in a building must be drawn fresh each time.
They waste reams of paper and hours of time and overtime and an unbelievable amount of money, considering the final product.
Mainstream tech VCs expect reams of user activity data which is anathema to a privacy play and it seems that "security investors" are clueless about consumer products.
