Update 4.26.1
Money. I hate dealing with it, but here we are. A broken furnace, replacing a water heater, and many other expensive expenses (e.g. oral surgery for a child) has me spiraling. Because any personal financial thing is connected to all the business financial things, like income streams, I'm also thinking about those.
- To sell videos, we have to make videos. The shows that inspired us, like Mister Rogers and Reading Rainbow, cost a lot of money to make. While I'm confident we can make ours for less than half of what they spent (when we start paying ourselves in the future), I have to spend money today. And tomorrow. And a year from now.
- I have certain values that conflict with making money. I don't want children watching ads. I don't want to add another subscription for families. I don't feel good about taking money from people today (it's complicated). On top of all that, getting videos to people is a financial-technological challenge ... which we'll talk about in a future update.
- I've been down this road before ... and it did not end well. My first attempt at starting a company was an utter disaster, and it had a clear path to financial solvency [cough cough]. But despite all our efforts then, I ended up with a devastating break with my business partner and a bank ready to repossess my house.
But God is faithful and continues to provide. I tell a story about that toward the end of the video. Check it out!
Thank you for your continued (non-financial!) support as we continue to move forward. It is *so* valuable.
If you really want to give us seed money, I'd love to chat with you: lukeslivinglibrary[at]gmail.com
Huge thanks to:
The generous people who upload to freesound.org
Rest. Inspire. Play. ™
