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Chris ShuptrineApr 44 min read

Kickstarter: Crowdfunding Portal, or Pre-Order Store?

In anticipation of a Kickstarter campaign for my…

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Michael D. Hopkins4 days ago2 min read

What would you do for social proof?

I was alerted to the existence of the OMATA One Kickstarter by the Inside Daily Brief newsletter. The newsletter noted that the project had a lot of pledge money from just a few hundred backers. Since it also had only eight backer comments, I took a look.

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Chris Shuptrine4 days ago2 min read

Chris, I think you hit the nail on the head capturing much of what my/our experience has been with…

Pierce

Hi Pierce — Yeah, I definitely can’t fault companies for using KS as a product-launch platform. 5% distribution cost is a steal. And if the ‘market’ is clamoring for KS to be a pre-order platform vs a reward-based crowdfunding one, then who am I to say that it shouldn’t be this way.

Ruth TupeApr 55 min read

Perspective Cards — A Thinking Tool For Creatives

Here’s the story of my Kickstarter project:

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Shane Strassberg in Athena TalksMar 244 min read

PLAYING BALL LIKE A GIRL

Facing down inequality on the playground

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Chris Shuptrine2 days ago1 min read

Nice read Chris.

Jesse Guglielmo

Jesse — agreed — it’s going to be interesting to watch! You bring up a good analogy with gift cards. I am not 100% sold that reward-based crowdfunding is here to stay. As you point out, the customer takes all the risk. At what point does that model break, and the average consumer, after getting screwed over once, decides to not ‘invest’ anymore?

@jukesie in clockwork computerNov 8, 20153 min read

The Book of GDS (and beyond)

A couple of tweets this week led to me buying ‘The Book of OpenStreetmap’ — a collection of interviews from…

Michael SimFeb 26 min read

The Reality Behind Crowdfunding — Secrets Other Sites Won’t Tell You

There are thousands of articles only a simple Google-search away, with step-by-step tips and tricks to help you become successful in crowdfunding.

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Chris MarklJan 252 min read

Kickstarter Earned $166,000 From Its Biggest Failure

Zano is Kickstarter’s biggest failure (for backers) but earned Kickstarter $166,000. To transform crowdfunding, a platform must only receive platform fees when a campaign fulfills its rewards to backers.

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Shannon ByrneOct 25, 20154 min read

We have 3 days to raise $15k for a Kickstarter, so we’re hosting a telethon — here’s why!

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