Great resource. Would it be possible to have search functionality?
Show HN: See Kickstarter successes and failures
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#12Great resource. Would it be possible to have search functionality?
Search is on the roadmap, for sure. That said, Kickstarter's existing search function performs very well.
The primary purpose of TKBM is to collect Kickstarter projects together by outcome (success/failure) and goal -- two things that Kickstarter's site doesn't make easy.
Re: Show HN: See Kickstarter successes and failures
#13Great resource. Would it be possible to have search functionality?
Search is on the roadmap, for sure. That said, Kickstarter's existing search function performs very well. The primary purpose of TKBM is to collect Kickstarter projects together by outcome (success/failure) and goal -- two things that Kickstarter's site doesn't make easy.
I also would like to see search added. Love the concept and will keep an eye on it.
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#15For macro-level research, it would be useful if every category and filtered view featured accumulated stats (e.g., # of projects/successes/failures).
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#16I wish I could upvote this 100 times. I run a website in the tabletop RPG space, and there is an average of 1 new kickstarter per day for someone trying to fund their new game, new module, new idea, new iphone dice roller, new virtual tabletop, etc.
They all point to the massive successes, but very few seem to understand that failure is a definite possibility.
Thanks for putting this together and I'll definitely be talking about it on my podcast: http://hastepodcast.com We're always covering new kickstarter projects, and this is an invaluable tool for people who get all starry-eyed at crowdfunding.
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#17As soon as I realized how difficult it was to find a comprehensive list of failed Kickstarter projects, I frantically began building a private database of them so that I have the data if I ever need it. Information on failed and cancelled projects is really quite valuable for anyone wanting to launch a successful one.
If I'd gotten around to it, I might have tried to build something like the KickBack Machine, but seeing as it has already been done, I'll leave the job to Dan Misener. (And he's done an excellent job.)
Edit: seems I was wrong about the launch date being hard to find.
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#18As soon as I realized how difficult it was to find a comprehensive list of failed Kickstarter projects, I frantically began building a private database of them so that I have the data if I ever need it. Information on failed and cancelled projects is really quite valuable for anyone wanting to launch a successful one. If I'd gotten around to it, I might have tried to build something like the KickBack Machine, but see…
The launch date is on the page, in a list item, like this:
Launched:
Jun 18, 2012
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#19As soon as I realized how difficult it was to find a comprehensive list of failed Kickstarter projects, I frantically began building a private database of them so that I have the data if I ever need it. Information on failed and cancelled projects is really quite valuable for anyone wanting to launch a successful one. If I'd gotten around to it, I might have tried to build something like the KickBack Machine, but see…
The launch date is on the page, in a list item, like this: Launched: Jun 18, 2012
Wow, thanks. Was this always there, or did it come as part of the recent redesign? I remember searching the source of the previous project pages for anything resembling what should have been a launch date, and couldn't find it anywhere. Maybe at the time I was just delirious.
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#20This site answers a lot of questions for a lot of people. It's a really great site that closely mirrors the KS design. Nice work!
Things I'd like to see added:
Length of campaign, also search by launch/end date
Search funding goal with upper/lower constraints, not just a "close to $#"
Search success by % of goal reached or $ pledged (again, with upper/lower bounds).
# of backers
# of updates posted
An API for access to the data, so others can do analytics on it
Having scraping experience myself, I'd be happy to contribute code to accomplish some of these if you're interested in outside contributors.