Thingstarter Crowdsourcing at it's Worst

A young startup company creates ridiculous products that users have submitted and the community has voted on. They then conduct focus groups on real, unwitting consumers and professionals. Watch on Seeso.com

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Created By

Lucas KlaussMatt MoskovciakBen Stadler

First Aired on

May 19, 2016

1 seaons till May 19, 2016

Popularity: 1.1227
0 votes
Production

Seeso, LLCAbove Average (US)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: S1.E6 ∙ Jesus on the Shelf

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1S1.E1 ∙ iNotRacist30 min

    Thingstarter develops an app that awards points for doing "not racist" actions, but discovers it might actually be racist. Alexandra wants Thingstarter's anniversary party to focus on the company's success, but Justin can't let go of its failures.

  • Episode 2S1.E2 ∙ Terra Firma30 min

    The team works on the perfect sleepy-time product for Paleo enthusiasts, a bed made of dirt, but runs into resistance from a professional mattress salesman. Meanwhile, Thingstarter's newest hire is a little too boring for Justin to tolerate.

  • Episode 3S1.E3 ∙ Just the Hand30 min

    An innovative burial product turns out to be difficult to pitch when even a professional mortician finds it disturbing. Alexandra announces her plan to discontinue the once-popular Truck Dong, Thingstarter's first successful product.

  • Episode 4S1.E4 ∙ Revel Wipes30 min

    The first product designed for male post-masturbatory cleanup finds enthusiastic support from a surprising group of consumers. Alexandra and Hunter team up on the Second Chance Initiative, an effort to find a product that isn't "penis-related".

  • Episode 5S1.E5 ∙ Forq30 min

    Darren is challenged to a design contest by the inventor of Forq, the "perfect" fork. Alexandra tries to save money by cutting back on free office seltzer, driving Kim and the rest of the team to find creative workarounds to her new rules.

Crew & Team

Lucas Klauss

Executive Producer

Matt Moskovciak

Executive Producer

Ben Stadler

Executive Producer

Jen Danielson

Executive Producer

Ashley Bearden

Executive Producer

Heath Sinclair

Production Designer

Robin Held

Production Manager