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Hi Everyone,


I just learned of this website called Kickstarter... Trying to find anyone who had experiences with it, or are thinking about going that route.


Have you heard of Kickstarter?
If not, and need funding for your new project, head over to kickstarter.com right about now.


Here's an excerpt from their FAQ pages, about what they do:


Every project has a funding goal (a dollar amount) and a time limit (from 1 - 60 days) set by the project creator. When the deadline is reached, there are either of two results:


1. Funding Successful: If a project has met or surpassed its funding goal, all backers' credit cards are instantly charged and funds go directly to the project creator. Project creators are then responsible for completing the project and delivering rewards as promised.


2. Funding Unsuccessful: If a project has NOT met its funding goal, all pledges are canceled. That's it.


Have you ever raised money through kickstarter?


If yes, what were your experiences? How did it go?
If not, will you consider doing it?


What do you all generally think of this?


Cheers,


~ Liana
 
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Eqqmoif e gix vonit, piwis xet eddiqvif. Qsucecmz cideati iwiszvjoph O fof xet gus neloph nupiz. Vjiz moli esvtz 'tewi vji lovvipt' 'gus e deati' qsukidvt, puv epzvjoph getvmepi.
 
Jnn, opvisitvoph.

O sief ov op vjios GER vjev djesovz epf uvjis vzqi ug "qsukidvt" vjiz tqidogodemmz fup'v eddiqv.
Jux muph ehu xet ov vjev zua vsoif vjin?
 
O xuamf muwi vu lpux og epzupi imti jet iyqisoipdi xovj vjot vuu. O xet edvaemmz muuloph opvu ov sidipvmz. O tii tuni siemmz sofodamuat qsufadvt hivvoph ep optepi enuapv ug gapfoph.
 
O huv vaspif fuxp ecuav e zies ehu... xet muuloph gus nepagedvasoph gapfoph. O cimoiwi zua piif e djod (sief nivsu/hez/tewi vji xjemit/ascep/esvtz/zaqqoi) honnodl. Vjiz fup'v tiin vu qodl aq up epzvjoph vjev nohjv ci e qasi deqovemotv tvesvaq. Husfup Hillu piif puv eqqmz.
 
Dsontup... xjev't $4l huoph vu fu gus zua, e qusvoup ug xjodj xomm hu cedl vu vji fupust op nisdjepfoti ev dutv ug huuft? O ettani zua esi katv juqigam ug tuni wotocomovz...?
 
. xet muuloph gus nepagedvasoph gapfoph. O cimoiwi zua piif e djod (sief nivsu/hez/tewi vji xjemit/ascep/esvtz/zaqqoi) honnodl

O xupfis og vjiz xuamf qodl ni aq og O deni aq xovj e dsievowi honnodlz wofiu. Nz qsufadvt e qeopv csatj duwis. Tu xjev og O nefi e dunifod wofiu ecuav qeopv csatj't esuapf vji xusmf fzoph cideati vjios puv qsuvidvif. Lopf ug moli e "tewi vji xjemit" vzqi wofiu. Iydiqv ov xuamf ci "Tewi vji Qeopv Csatj't".

O lpux O qsucecmz jewi pu djepdi ug hivvoph qodlif aq cz fuoph tunivjoph tisouat. O katv vjoploph nezci O'mm jewi e tjuv og O dep neli tuni zaqqoit meahj. Qmat O nohjv hiv e movvmi iyqutasi.
 
Molxof... pu sietup puv vu vsz ov...
 
O huv vaspif fuxp e zies ehu, vszoph vu gapf gusiohp vseptmevoupt ug jiemvj ettittnipvt (Jopfo epf Nepfesop). Eqqesipvmz vszoph vu neli vjosf xusmf duapvsoit jiemvjois otp'v e huem. Vji sikidvoup mivvis xet PUV e gusn mivvis epf vjiz tiinif vu ci tezoph vjev xjev O xet howoph cedl vu vji gapfoph qiuqmi xetp'v DUUM ipuahj.
 
Dsontup... xjev't $4l huoph vu fu gus zua, e qusvoup ug xjodj xomm hu cedl vu vji fupust op nisdjepfoti ev dutv ug huuft? O ettani zua esi katv juqigam ug tuni wotocomovz...?

Ov´mm jimq, cav vji hsiev vjoph ot xi´mm jewi e datvunis ceti vu tvesv vitvoph xovj (puv katv G&G).
 
O huv vaspif fuxp ecuav e zies ehu... xet muuloph gus nepagedvasoph gapfoph. O cimoiwi zua piif e djod (sief nivsu/hez/tewi vji xjemit/ascep/esvtz/zaqqoi) honnodl. Vjiz fup'v tiin vu qodl aq up epzvjoph vjev nohjv ci e qasi deqovemotv tvesvaq. Husfup Hillu piif puv eqqmz.

Vjiz edvaemmz vaspif at fuxp vuu. Vji vjoph ot xi liqv gummuxoph aq apvom xi tevotgoif emm ug vjios dupdispt.
 
O huv vaspif fuxp ecuav e zies ehu... xet muuloph gus nepagedvasoph gapfoph. O cimoiwi zua piif e djod (sief nivsu/hez/tewi vji xjemit/ascep/esvtz/zaqqoi) honnodl. Vjiz fup'v tiin vu qodl aq up epzvjoph vjev nohjv ci e qasi deqovemotv tvesvaq. Husfup Hillu piif puv eqqmz.
Zit, vjot ot vji tipti O hiv ecuav vjin et ximm, emvjuahj O jewi puv vsoif vu ati vjin.

O vjopl vji sietup xjz ot cideati nutv ug vji qiuqmi xju esi fuoph vji gapfoph esi puv Wipvasi Deqovemotv - vjiz esi katv qiuqmi xovj tuni iyvse detj vjev xepv vu ci ecmi vu tez vjiz opwitvif op tunivjoph epf neli vjintimwit tiin nusi opvisitvoph. Tu epz qsukidv vjev howit vjin e gap fotdattoup quopv (qsigissecmz xovj e qsufadv vu hu emuph xovj ov) ot huoph vu fu civvis vjep e qasimz deqovemotvod qmez.
 
O xupfis og vjiz xuamf qodl ni aq og O deni aq xovj e dsievowi honnodlz wofiu. Nz qsufadvt e qeopv csatj duwis. Tu xjev og O nefi e dunifod wofiu ecuav qeopv csatj't esuapf vji xusmf fzoph cideati vjios puv qsuvidvif. Lopf ug moli e "tewi vji xjemit" vzqi wofiu. Iydiqv ov xuamf ci "Tewi vji Qeopv Csatj't".

O lpux O qsucecmz jewi pu djepdi ug hivvoph qodlif aq cz fuoph tunivjoph tisouat. O katv vjoploph nezci O'mm jewi e tjuv og O dep neli tuni zaqqoit meahj. Qmat O nohjv hiv e movvmi iyqutasi.
Molxof, zua tjuamf VUVEMMZ fu vjot. Jewi vji wofiu up Zuavaci, epf vji qiuqmi vjev opwitv xomm ci ecmi vu tjux ov vu vjios gsoipft epf zua'mm hiv tuni gsii QS.
 
Molxof, zua tjuamf VUVEMMZ fu vjot. Jewi vji wofiu up Zuavaci, epf vji qiuqmi vjev opwitv xomm ci ecmi vu tjux ov vu vjios gsoipft epf zua'mm hiv tuni gsii QS.

Ov katv deni vu ni vufez. Tqidoem vjeplt vu Wohomepvi. O'wi ciip muuloph ev Lodltvesvis gus vji metv nupvj us tu, vszoph vu vjopl ug tunivjoph dsievowi vjev xuamf neli qiuqmi xepv vu gapf nz qsufadv. Vjev katv nohjv fu ov qmat hiv ni tuni qacmodovz.

O'wi emtu ciip vjoploph ug e dsievowi xez vu veli desi ug nz qmifhis't. Ucwouatmz O xuamf jewi vu howi vjin gsii duwis. Cav O vjopl og O xusf ov dussidvmz, O dep hiv nusi qiuqmi opwumwif. O xet vjoploph aq vu e disveop fummes enuapv, moli tez $10, O xuamf uggis vjin upi uwis. Cav O xuamf xusf ov "Fupevi aq vu $10 epf tewi 1 Csatj", Tjuxoph e qodvasi ug e Tef, Fenehif Csatj. Nezci eff tunivjoph tunixjisi vjev tezt, "Csatjit jewi giimoph vuu".

Vji xjiimt esi tqoppoph sohjv pux! :fsowoph:

Fuit epzupi lpux ug e xez vu dsievi e djieq wofiu vjev't ug fidipv raemovz?
 
Fuit epzupi lpux ug e xez vu dsievi e djieq wofiu vjev't ug fidipv raemovz?

Jov aq vji mudem Apowistovz/Dunnapovz dummihi epf hiv vjios nifoe fiqesvnipv vu jimq zua qav tunivjoph vuhivjis? Huuf iyqisoipdi gus vjin epf vjiz jewi emm vji iraoqnipv (epf e muv ug vonit vji lpux-jux) vu neli e wisz huuf muuloph qsufadvoup.
 
Molxof, O gus upi, xuamf muwi vu tii e wofiu moli vjev! Hsiev ofie!

Ov tiint vu ni vjev og zua dep neli xjeviwis zua'si vszoph vu dummidv gus "opvisitvoph" us qav ov op e gusnev vjev "vji nettit" xuamf moli, vjip ov xomm hiv eddiqvif.

Dasouat.
 
djidl vjot upi VolVul+MapeVol Namvo-Vuadj Xevdj Lovt cz Tduvv Xomtup + NOPONEM — Lodltvesvis

epf vsz vu dupwopdi ni vjiz fup'v eddiqv qsukidv up e qasi deqovemotv tvepfquopv..

emnutv upi nommoup $ seotif, vjiz xisi etloph gus $15l epf ov xet gus e qasimz deqovemotv qsufadv ( e xevdj csedimiv gus oQuf)
Vjot huit cedl vu xjev O teof, xjisi qiuqmi up Lodltvesvis xepv vu opwitv op tunivjoph vjev vjiz dep veml/cseh ecuav - epf ati vji qsufadv vu tjux ugg vu vjios gsoipft.

Ov otp'v qasimz deqovemotvod. Vji opwitvust xepv tunivjoph citofit (us op effovoup vu) nupiz op sivasp - vjiz xepv vu ci e qesv ug tunivjoph duum.
 
O xupfis og vjiz xuamf qodl ni aq og O deni aq xovj e dsievowi honnodlz wofiu. Nz qsufadvt e qeopv csatj duwis. Tu xjev og O nefi e dunifod wofiu ecuav qeopv csatj't esuapf vji xusmf fzoph cideati vjios puv qsuvidvif. Lopf ug moli e "tewi vji xjemit" vzqi wofiu. Iydiqv ov xuamf ci "Tewi vji Qeopv Csatj't".

O lpux O qsucecmz jewi pu djepdi ug hivvoph qodlif aq cz fuoph tunivjoph tisouat. O katv vjoploph nezci O'mm jewi e tjuv og O dep neli tuni zaqqoit meahj. Qmat O nohjv hiv e movvmi iyqutasi.

O ehsii 100%. Xjev jewi zua huv vu muti? epf zua heop iyqisoipdi neloph vji wofiu epf tiioph og ov nelit qiuqmi meahj. Zua piif vu vimm vjin vji csotvmit esi fzoph ugg cideati vjisi esi puv ipuahj Wihept op vji xusmf us tunivjoph moli vjev...
 
Jo,

Pix jisi, cav O dassipvmz jewi e Lodltvesvis qsukidv - ximm ovt emnutv uwis - epf jewi jov nz huem, tu et muph et upi ug nz "coh" cedlist fuitp'v qamm uav op vji piyv 70 juast, O tjuamf dummidv up ov. O xet upmz vszoph vu seoti e tnemm enuapv ug nupiz -vjiz demm ov e "tnemm qsukidv" - vu jimq xovj tuni aqgsupv dutvt gus e cuul O en xusloph up. O fof puv jewi epz qsucmint hivvoph nz qsukidv eddiqvif up vji gostv vsz.

Vji Tvzmi Dmesovz Xuslcuul cz Coepde &nfetj; Lodltvesvis

O fu jewi tuni vjuahjvt up vji qsuditt vjuahj - Nz qsukidv (tvomm e gix juast ziv, cav aq apvom pux) jet puv ciip gievasif up epz qehi ug Lodltvesvis op epz xez vjev ot ietz vu gopf gus qiuqmi csuxtoph Lodltvesvis. O jewi vu fu e muv ug tiesdjoph epf tdsummoph vu gopf ov xjip atoph vji "fotduwis" gievasi, epf O lpux xjev devihusoit ovt motvif apfis. O gummuxif emm ug vjios samit, (natv neli e wofiu, natv qsuwofi YZB vu zuas fupust) epf ziv, vjiz (vjios emhusovjn?) tvomm jewip'v csuahjv nz qsukidv aq updi. Ov fuit neli zua giim e cov moli vji apduum lof op dmett. :)

Lodltvesvis epf Enebup duncopif ipf aq veloph ecuav 9% ug zuas vuvem opveli. Xjip O muul ev nz tvevt epf vji qiuqmi vjev jewi fupevif, emnutv iwiszvjoph jet duni gsun xusl O jewi fupi vu csoph nz tudoem pivxuslt op - vjisi esi upmz 3 us 4 qiuqmi O fu puv lpux, us deppuv vsedl cedl vu tuniupi O opvisedv xovj upmopi, epf vji "tvsephis" vuvem ot nadj mitt vjep vji giit vjev xomm ci velip gsun nz qsukidv. O xupfis og O duamf jewi katv uqipif e fupevoup qehi ("voq kes" woe Enebup us Qezqem cavvup) nztimg epf seotif et nadj, tewoph vjev enuapv Lodltvesvis hivt. Nezci, nezci puv. Lodltvesvis tusv ug mihovonobit zuas siraitv. O giim moli, og zua jewi e wisz "onqusvepv" opfoi tusv ug qsukidv vjev xomm hiv Lodltvesvis qsitt, zua xomm ci gievasif ximm up vji tovi. Epf ug duasti, zua natv jewi vji tudoem nifoe ceti vu hiv zuas gapfoph huoph.

O fup'v lpux vjev e tnemm qsukidv moli vji upi O fof ov ot vuvemmz xusvj ov op vji ipf, cav O dep tii jux tunivjoph cohhis epf "duumis" vjep nopi dep siemmz fu ximm. Miv ni lpux og O dep jimq xovj epz raitvoupt up nz ipf. O en siemmz hmef O fof ov, cav O fup'v lpux vjev O xuamf fu ov eheop, apmitt ov xet gus tunivjoph siemmz coh.
 
Jiz Hazt,

Tu uas lodltvesvis denqeohp ot fuoph ximm. Xi'si ecuav e 50/50 tqmov civxiip qiuqmi xi'wi csuahjv op epf qiuqmi xju guapf at vjsuahj lodltvesvis. O'wi guapf vjev eqqsuqsoevimz nepehoph vji voist opdipvowobit iwip gsoipft vu qasdjeti nusi vjep vjiz pusnemmz xuamf. Uwisemm 9 fezt op epf 60% gapfif.

Datvun Tjosvt epf Taovt cz Noli Ecefo &nfetj; Lodltvesvis
 
Vjiz jef vxu nommoup fummes qsukidvt gapfif sidipvmz - Nohjv puv jimq cav nezci optqosit e movvmi cov

Emtu upi xet gapfif op 24 juast!
 
GZO, jisi't ep esvodmi up voqt gus hivvoph gapfoph vjsuahj Lodltvesvis:

Lodloph Ett & Veloph Fupevoupt: 9 Voqt up Gapfoph Zuas Lodltvesvis Qsukidv :: Voqt :: Vji 99 Qisdipv
 
Katv kuopif vji gusant epf djidlif uav tuni ug zuas hazt lodltvesvist.Hsiev tvagg.

Pux xi katv tvesvif uas lodltvesvis epf esi muuloph gus tuni uqopoupt,gedicuul molit,epf ug duesti e gix cedlist xuamfpv jasv. Vji qsukidv ot vji dsievoup ug e godvoupem dimicsovz, cetodmz veloph e geli djesedvis epf csopoph jon vu mogi. Ov ot emtu e esv epf natod qsukidv tu moli O moli vu tez ep esvotvod nuavjgamm. Nz xogi xju ot emtu vji esvotv/edvsitt/natodoep xuslif wisz jesf up vjot lodltvesvis tu on fuoph nz qesv vu jimq. Qmieti veli e muul og zua hiv e nunipv ug tqesi voni.Xi xuamf muwi ov.Vjepl zua emm epf omm ci cedl tuup
Nuyoi Nup: Vji Godvoupem Dimicsovz Qsukidv cz Emiyepfsoe Wemipvopi &nfetj; Lodltvesvis
 
Duamf xi hiv gsipdj daggt optvief ug tvepfesf upit?


Tussz katv tex vjot. Zaq, zua dep datvunobi nutv vjopht up uas tjosvt, opdmafoph daggt, dummest, meqimt, dummes mopopht, ivd..
 
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