Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
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Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
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Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#2The problem this project attempts to fix is based on a whole lot of correct assumptions, IMO. 2013 is going to be the year crowd-funding really takes off and creep up on a lot of consumer facing industries. And so it follows a lot of the creators are going to be surprised themselves about the very real problem of fulfillment. Basically, fulfillment and inexperience is always a bad combo. Looking forward to see how Backer Kit attacks this problem.
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#3Would love to see what some of the current Kickstarter project have to say about the service. Nothing validates project better than excited users :)
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#4Works for more than Kickstarter I assume? I'm not in the US, as are many other HN readers.
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#5Works for more than Kickstarter I assume? I'm not in the US, as are many other HN readers.
Currently we support only Kickstarter, because thats what we have first hand knowledge of. Happy to add others when we get a customer who needs it from us.
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#6Works for more than Kickstarter I assume? I'm not in the US, as are many other HN readers.
Currently we support only Kickstarter, because thats what we have first hand knowledge of. Happy to add others when we get a customer who needs it from us.
Curious to hear what the business model is. I see "start for free" mentioned a lot. What isn't going to be free? Personally, I'd rather know that if I were to use the service.
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Currently we support only Kickstarter, because thats what we have first hand knowledge of. Happy to add others when we get a customer who needs it from us.
Curious to hear what the business model is. I see "start for free" mentioned a lot. What isn't going to be free? Personally, I'd rather know that if I were to use the service.
actually it will be a paid service, but it will be free for the duration of the beta. We will make that more clear ASAP.
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#8Logistics are a big problem for crowdfunding, especially first-timers, and Kickstarter isn't keen to step in. Pebble actually developed their own backer-facing website to deal with it. For campaigns without those resources, like our own, this takes care of logistical issues and lets us focus on product. Incredibly valuable.
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#9Logistics are a big problem for crowdfunding, especially first-timers, and Kickstarter isn't keen to step in. Pebble actually developed their own backer-facing website to deal with it. For campaigns without those resources, like our own, this takes care of logistical issues and lets us focus on product. Incredibly valuable.
yes! we actually talked with Eric and the Pebble guys about what worked well for them. I sure wish we had it for Diaspora.
Re: Helping crowdfunded projects deliver on time and keep their backers happy
#10Very Very good idea for a service. I could see your partnering with fulfillment companies, and integrating with their API ("T-shirts for users 1-2000 are in the mail")
Is there any way to get into this without an active KS? I'd like to poke around, but I don't have a KS running at the moment.
When is the expected launch? What's the pricing? ;)