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Matt Wille. Sneakers Apparel Luxury See All. How to's Hacks See All. Amazon said it won't say how much money a specific product needs to launch.

It will show a progress bar that shows how far along a product is and a percentage of the backing it needs to complete.

The current concepts will be available at promotional prices through March Amazon said more ideas are coming. Skip Navigation. Key Points. A new program from Amazon called Build It lets customers choose to back a new product, and if it gets enough support within 30 days, Amazon will build it.

Customers will get charged only if the product is developed and actually ships. It said at the time it was working with over 25 VC firms, accelerators and crowdfunding platforms to source the products for the new site, including big names like Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and Indiegogo, for example. The online store had over items at the time of its debut. Today, Amazon says it has now worked with over VCs, accelerators and crowdfunders and has helped more than 1, launch products across the U.