Why We Cancelled Our Kickstarter And Funded It Ourselves
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#2Very interesting piece to read about their thought process - and a very interesting product that I had not heard about before.
If I was in the US, I would buy it.
If they get international shipping (EU) at say an extra 10 bucks and no return shipping, I would still consider it, but I fear the cost of shipping + added turnaround time would make it a much less attractive value proposition.
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#3Do these people ever heard of screenshots?
Taking photos of your screen in oblique orientations introduces horrible artifacts. Just don't do it!
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#4Get all of the hype and exposure that a Kickstarter campaign gives without having to pay them their cut. Makes sense.
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#6This is such an interesting experience, especially with canceling to what seemed to be a promising kickstarted campaign. I am glad you killed the subscription based model and are now selling it simply as a product.
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#7This is such an interesting experience, especially with canceling to what seemed to be a promising kickstarted campaign. I am glad you killed the subscription based model and are now selling it simply as a product.
Agree 100%. The subscription model is nice for a business but for an individual it's death by 1,000 cuts. Think about all the things you're paying monthly subscription fees for... Netflix, Hulu, XM radio, Spotify, Gamefly, Xbox live, your MMO of choice, cell phone, hosting your VPS, internet access, cable/satellite, of course not to mention rent/mortgage, electricity, water/sewer, etc.
So many services are competing for your $10-$100/month these days it's ridiculous. Let me own something. Let me pay you one time and be done (hello, Amazon Prime!).
Once I gather my thoughts I'm going to write about the end of the monthly subscription. Personally I think much harder about a $10/month subscription than a $25 "one"-time purchase; I wonder if we've reached an inflection point where most people do, or if most still see it as "only a couple bucks a month"?
Re: Why We Cancelled Our Kickstarter And Funded It Ourselves
#8Get all of the hype and exposure that a Kickstarter campaign gives without having to pay them their cut. Makes sense.
I don't think many people are worried about the 5% Kickstarter cut. Jon and Marshal were probably more interested in having users signed up with their service (which kickstarter wouldn't guarantee)
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#10This is such an interesting experience, especially with canceling to what seemed to be a promising kickstarted campaign. I am glad you killed the subscription based model and are now selling it simply as a product.
Agree 100%. The subscription model is nice for a business but for an individual it's death by 1,000 cuts. Think about all the things you're paying monthly subscription fees for... Netflix, Hulu, XM radio, Spotify, Gamefly, Xbox live, your MMO of choice, cell phone, hosting your VPS, internet access, cable/satellite, of course not to mention rent/mortgage, electricity, water/sewer, etc. So many services are competing…
That's because a $10/month subscription is likely $60 at a minimum. $3/month like Pandora or $1/month like WhatsApp are better comparisons for a 1-time $25 charge.