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I know it says that but the UK definitely uses Amazon, at least it did when I backed something last night.
Were you backing a project at the UK Kickstarter, or are you in the UK backing a US Kickstarter? What payment backend is used depends on where the project is based, not the backer.
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As a backer and project creator who's running a Kickstarter funded startup, I couldn't agree more. I love your example but I want to point out that the same obstacle you mention with games is applicable to most of the other industries that are funded on Kickstarter. The root problem in all cases lay in a startup's: 1) need for an audience 2) need for capital What kickstarter has successfully done is build a loyal aud…
Good luck with your campaign! If you don't mind I have a few questions if you happen to know the answers: 1. Did those 80% of people see it through a "featured campaigns" thing or was it totally organic? 2. How did the remaining 20% find your campaign? 3. Can we see the campaign page? :)
1. We weren't featured by KS but it was on the "popular projects" page throughout the life of the campaign. It initially got there by a combination of backers finding it through "Recently launched projects" + backers who signed up on our website to be notified of the launch (the former being the majority). By the end of Day 1, it was #1 in its category and stayed there for a while. Here is a link that shows the trend of the project funding if you're interested: http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/yathletics/silverair-odorle...
2. Remaining 20% found it through our own marketing efforts + other websites/blogs writing about the project
3. Sure thing - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yathletics/silverair-od...
Congratulations, Kickstarter. In my opinion, Kickstarter is one of the most important tech startups of the last few years for democratising the process of project funding so significantly. It's started to change the way people do business and create things in such a fundamental way. One of my favourite examples to give is the way in which games can now be funded. The truth of the matter is that games can cost a lot m…
Pitch it to the public, and see if people want it. Then they give you the money to make it.
When will we see crowd equity sites? Ie invest in early startups and get equity in the company.
It is very interesting to observe that countries who spend the most on kickstarter are the same ones as the ones which spend the most in the Apple app store.
I just found out that my uncle, whom I thought very successful, failed to fulfill his responsibilities to his backers. He was working on a 3d printer that I was hoping to get to buy some day, but he never delivered more than a few of them (most of which didn't even work) and now his backers are trying to get together to sue him. A few days ago he filed for bankruptcy so they probably won't get anything. As much as I…
I just found out that my uncle, whom I thought very successful, failed to fulfill his responsibilities to his backers. He was working on a 3d printer that I was hoping to get to buy some day, but he never delivered more than a few of them (most of which didn't even work) and now his backers are trying to get together to sue him. A few days ago he filed for bankruptcy so they probably won't get anything. As much as I…
What happened with Minecraft?
These things combined make some people upset with Notch. Apart from this, nothing really happened with Minecraft. It continues to be a highly successful game and frequently gets new features.
Nothing to be done about it, really. You can't please everyone.
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Good luck with your campaign! If you don't mind I have a few questions if you happen to know the answers: 1. Did those 80% of people see it through a "featured campaigns" thing or was it totally organic? 2. How did the remaining 20% find your campaign? 3. Can we see the campaign page? :)
Thanks. The campaign ended a while ago but here are the answers: 1. We weren't featured by KS but it was on the "popular projects" page throughout the life of the campaign. It initially got there by a combination of backers finding it through "Recently launched projects" + backers who signed up on our website to be notified of the launch (the former being the majority). By the end of Day 1, it was #1 in its category…