Crowdfunding is a tool for change.
EvoLink’s goal is to make life easier.
The purest course to achieve this goal is by
financing without stakeholders desiring profit.
Crowdfunding is exactly that!
Truly human democratic financing.
For the community & by the community.
When you start using EvoLink you choose between one-time pricing or a monthly fee. This makes EvoLink accessible, improves scalability and increases development speed. EvoLink will continuously be updated over the entire purchased period. When the paid period expires, EvoLink will stop working completely until renewal payment is received.
Small home with quite a few devices
Usage
Starter
Small home
Average home
Big home
Monthly fee
€ 15,-
€ 8,-
€ 5,-
€ 3,-
Monthly fee
Big home with lots of devices
After EvoLink is realized it will be available for a monthly fee. Until then only discounted prepaid credit is available to kick start development. It covers your monthly credit write-down. It's determined by the number of devices and services used in your EvoLink setup. EvoLink will even be free to try for very little usage. Simple and fair pricing. Start small, think big.
For those who do not prefer monthly recurring costs, EvoLink offers one-time pricing: €250,- for 2 years, €600,- for 5 years or €1100,- for lifetime. Most hubs are made to be replaced every X years: spend money on them again and again. EvoLink’s different revenue model is more beneficial for its users. Honest & transparent.
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EvoLink offers you everything explained on this website. The most important:
Development costs time and money. Some functionality is essential, others less important. Some are relatively easy to implement, others require more resources. Expectation management is important. This is a preliminary draft to be adjusted to backers wishes.
Just reaching the minimum crowdfunding goal barely enables EvoLink to fulfill its obligations to backers, but requires attracting big investors to keep the company going.
Without this campaign EvoLink requires high-risk investors that demand a high reward. Ultimately, a company takeover would be the most profitable. Examples: SmartThings (Samsung), Homey (LG) & Revolv (Google).
Raising way more than the minimum goal reduces or even eliminates the need for investors.
Greatly exceeding the minimum crowdfunding goal requires way higher investments in advance. EvoLink's founder has already invested a huge amount of personal money. Taking out even higher personal loans would leave him with too high debts if crowdfunding fails.
The more expressions of support EvoLink receives, the higher personal loans EvoLink's founder dares to take out. Increasing main campaign results & benefiting EvoLink's users.
For a small startup like EvoLink, the amount that crowdfunding needs to raise to be independent of large investors is quite high. This first campaign is essential to succeeding in this. Preventing your EvoLink smart home from shutting down due to company takeover in the long run. Donate to show your support to EvoLink & other fans.
You can order prepaid credit to kick start development. All these orders together finance the basic development cost of EvoLink.
Credit starts at €250,- that you can purchase for €159,- if you back EvoLink early (limited availability). That’s 36% discount! This credit is good for 2 years one-time pricing or 4 years of monthly fee for a small home with quite a few devices.
It’s best to delay purchasing core hardware, like mini-computer, Zigbee stick & IR-controller until EvoLink’s first release.
Highest discount! Up to 46%
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A gradual rollout will enable smooth operations when EvoLink is (beta-)ready. Backers will be offered to start using EvoLink in the sequence of ordering. So the sooner you order, the sooner you can enjoy EvoLink!
EvoLink is a complex product. Planning is greatly influenced by the crowdfunding result and many other factors. There will be regular updates about developments.
EvoLink will be clear about development priorities. Good communication strengthens community support. Transparancy stimulates good feedback and prevents disappointment. EvoLink wants users to have great influence in the course of development.
EvoLink is a complex product. Planning is greatly influenced by the crowdfunding result and many other factors. There will be regular updates about developments.
Optimizing life
by making smart home
accessible, intuitive & fun
Don't let big tech's influence skyrocket to your whole home and all your connected devices. Big tech will never create the best smart home solution. Other techie-solutions will remain too complicated for most people, because they're tied to a techie user base.
Smart home can only break through when done right. Let's create an European alternative for big tech! Free from investors steering towards company takeover. Before this window of opportunity closes forever...
Realizing EvoLink requires your help: subscribe, spread the word & back EvoLink. Don't you want what's best for your home?
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Please let us know when you’re planning to back EvoLink. The main campaign will only go live when a good amount of people have indicated their support.
Highest discount! Up to 46%
Order right away and contribute to a more successful Kickstarter campaign by boosting EvoLink’s potential!
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