Hi everyone!
My name is Maciej and I am an entrepreneur aiming to launch a company which aims to make sleeping (and waking up) effortless. I've been working on a product idea and this feels like exactly the right place to get some real feedback on it.
It's called Solaris. I struggle relentlessly with waking up in the mornings; getting out of bed and then feeling tired for hours. I did notice however, that sunlight made me wake up much better. I got myself a sunrise lamp but it ended up working very poorly as I would often face the other way.
I wanted to create a product for people who genuinely benefit from waking up to sunlight but don't get much of it. I have identified potential customers who might use it:
- People who wake up early during winter seasons
- People who work late shifts
- People who partake in polyphasic sleep
- People who live in bedrooms with poor access to sunlight
- People living in places with off sun patterns (e.g. Scandinavia)
- I also see basically anyone else benefitting from it as well.
What it is: It is a room-scale sunrise simulator. Not just another bedside lamp, but a device that fills your entire room with light, the way actual sunlight would.
How it works: Up to 60 minutes before your alarm, Solaris starts emitting a faint deep red glow, like the very first light of dawn. Over time it slowly shifts through warm oranges and yellows, brightening to a natural white by the time you need to be up. Your body gets the full light signal to wake up gently and naturally.
What it fixes: The big flaw with regular sunrise lamps is that they only work if you're facing them. Solaris lights up the whole room, so it works no matter how you sleep. Additionally, if you sleep with a partner, it would work for both of you!
I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts about this product idea and if you would see yourself using it.
- Do you currently use any wakeup tools like sunrise lamps, sleep trackers, anything like that?
- Would you actually use something like Solaris?
- Would you pay for it, and what price would feel fair to you?
- Anything you'd want it to do that I haven't mentioned (features like a sound alarm build into it for example)?
Honest opinions only please. Even if you are going to say "I would never buy this" or "this is stupid", I will appreciate them all!
Thank you all in advance in helping me out by reading a bit about my idea and helping me with the process! Looking forward to reading what you have to say!
