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The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

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Re: The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

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Post by matdwyer »

Disclaimer: I've never used Kickstarter

This being said, I was under the impression that funding a project is still a bit of a risk - I'd expect that some projects (like businesses) simply don't work out how they planned - this seems like that type of problem. Of course they should have mentioned the signal problems (and even reached out to see if they could crowd source a solution) but buying in as an early "funder" would imply that there is a risk that it doesn't work, in my opinion.

Seems like they simply couldn't deliver on the project, glad that it's only happened to him once in 72 times.

Re: The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

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Post by rickyc091 »

I was backing this project until the day they decided to raise shipping costs. It wasn't the raised shipping costs that made me withdraw my backing, but the fact that they had no respect for the backers.

Just pulling a few quotes from the project starter... That is why I backed out of it.

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@Jeffrey Sorry you feel that way. But I owe you nothing. No one does.

@PAIK Jackass, it's right here >> http://screencast.com/t/aPOddZQtDJ Stop harassing me!! And as I said, it was in the comments.

@Noor from day one of the project we've always stated that there will be international shipping charges. So nothing has changed. Secondly. I don't believe that the customer is always right. And there's actually a strong community of business people out there that feel the same way.

Re: The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

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Post by blakestein »

rickyc091 wrote: post #3

I was backing this project until the day they decided to raise shipping costs. It wasn't the raised shipping costs that made me withdraw my backing, but the fact that they had no respect for the backers. Just pulling a few quotes from the project starter... That is why I backed out of it. --- @Jeffrey Sorry you feel that way. But I owe you nothing. No one does. @PAIK Jackass, it's right here >> http://screencast.com/…

Just more lessons on what not to do when raising funds. It's not even so much what he said, but his "tone."

Re: The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

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Post by marquis »

matdwyer wrote: post #2

Disclaimer: I've never used Kickstarter This being said, I was under the impression that funding a project is still a bit of a risk - I'd expect that some projects (like businesses) simply don't work out how they planned - this seems like that type of problem. Of course they should have mentioned the signal problems (and even reached out to see if they could crowd source a solution) but buying in as an early "funder"…

I've funded a few projects of friends. One never materialized but it was worth the shot and the others are in production. If you spread your investments out, some are bound to take off no? I'm in line to receive some great products that wouldn't see the light of day otherwise and I'm excited. You don't get this excited over many things you can buy.

I must say though, reading the content of this Kickstarter they don't deal very well with their failure. With the proper tone they could have gotten another round and kept their investors happy.

Re: The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

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Post by citricsquid »

The one thing that Kickstarter has taught me is something I don't really want to accept, but it's the sad truth: most project creators don't see Kickstarter as a real commitment to business, it's a way to get money for their "neat project" that they want to complete but without the hassle of raising money properly or selling pre-orders. It's a complete non-commitment and it seems a substantial number (enough for me to notice) take it this way.

Kickstarter really need to fix this side of the site, I won't be backing any projects from this point on unless they absolutely have a pre-created product and I'm happy with what I can see at the time of backing, putting money into "creative" projects or "prototypes" seems to be a guaranteed way to come away with something you didn't expect (if you get anything at all). I would love to see either some retribution for people that never deliver or project curation from Kickstarter.

On a positive note I backed "Romo" (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterseid/romo-the-smart...) a couple of months back and had an absolutely wonderful experience, they delivered on all their promises (so far) and the project is everything they promised.

Re: The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter

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Post by FireBeyond »

jonursenbach wrote: post #7

Without Apple-like innovation and fabrication technology, how could could they got the aluminum casing to not completely block out the signal? It seemed like the entire project was doomed from the start.

"Apple-like innovation"? What's "Apple-like" about making an antenna? Wasn't "Apple-like" the reason for free bumpers and "you're holding it wrong"?
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