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By: soma lkzx

I am seething. This article would be ignorant linkbait, but it seems he actually believes his critiques. Let's do this: Kickstarter treats you like a self-employed contractor, so it's on you to figure...

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By: klangklangston

"It is not a panacea, but I can't help but think that most of the examples the article pointed out were examples of bad planning on the part of the creators. This kind of thing bites anyone who's...

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By: adrianhon

Also, the author talks about their friend's failed Kickstarter project. Firstly, if they didn't have to pay Kickstarter 5%, they would have received around $21k instead of $20k. Not something anyone...

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By: verb

What really gets my goat, however, is how he says that we should go and set up a communized Kickstarter. Oh yeah? Go and do it then! Set up a website. Set up the payment gateways. Learn how to...

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By: adrianhon

joanne: People already do things like that by setting limited amounts of special tiers - quite literally, something like "EARLY BIRD: Get the widget in December (10 only)" and "NORMAL BIRD: Get the...

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By: joannemerriam

What if a creator could set different delivery dates for each reward depending on how much each reward level is backed? So the first 10 people at reward level A see an estimated delivery date of...

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By: verb

The problem I see with Kickstarter is that they have a very limited definition of a 'project failure', and it's a definition that's not in the best interest of either of their 'clients' - the artists...

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By: Jpfed

There's one flaw with using kickstarter that I have not seen addressed in any critique. ... First reward is gizmo @ $100 Second reward is gizmo plus accessory @ $150 How is that a flaw with using...

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By: schroedinger

OK, let me see if I get this guy's complaints right: - You still have to work during your Kickstarter campaign! And that's not fun! - And sometimes your friends have to work too! That's not fun either!...

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By: muddgirl

OK, here's another idea for helping product design projects be more successful in the eyes of creators and backers: What if a creator could set different delivery dates for each reward depending on how...

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By: French Fry

Kickstarter has a bunch of public information, success rates, reward levels, funding demos all by project type. They will also answer a boat load of questions pre "kicking". Also during your...

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By: Sophont

There's one flaw with using kickstarter that I have not seen addressed in any critique. While the set a goal, reach it and get funded is simple for everyone to understand, it can make a successful...

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By: muddgirl

But you can make every reward level finite. Sure, but it's hard to correlate reward levels to "preorders." Let's say I think a widget costs $5 total to manufacture, so the lowest reward level I offer...

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By: danny the boy

I don't see the problem. If the cost of goods sold (rewards) can be capped, then your only problem when you get too much money is that you... have too much money? You have no obligations to deliver...

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By: French Fry

There is a mechanism to avoid over-funding and if creators want to use it they can. I see this used as a shield a lot. By Amanda Palmer most famously that "they aren't responsible for over-funding" But...

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By: muddgirl

They also don't make any money if a project fails The problem I see with Kickstarter is that they have a very limited definition of a 'project failure', and it's a definition that's not in the best...

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By: griphus

I suppose bitcoin makes a natural payment system for an open kickstarter alternative since the block chain supports escrow payments. I wish this would have been an option before I had spent all my...

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By: joannemerriam

I'm running a Kickstarter campaign right now, and have run one before (it was successful). I don't intend to run any more after this (they didn't, after all, call it The Well). They are a LOT of work,...

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By: PistachioRoux

Yeah - saw this and was hoping it would make it to the blue - so the critiques could come pouring in. I have problems with the article. I ran a successful Kickstarter - and I was happy to pay for their...

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By: DU

Ok, let's stop right there. Worker-owned? You don't work for Kickstarter. You didn't create Kickstarter. You don't keep it running when the database crashes in the middle of the night. You're a...

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