Should I just goto Kickstarter?

[Nikorasu]

so long story short, after getting tired of the dead end gig to gig cycle I was trapped in as a freelancer last year, I decided to get a day job to help fund my first potential fastlane idea.

The business idea is a educational app that will work like a monthly subscription service.

It’s been 3 months and I’m tired of waiting. I have the bare bones idea but I’m stuck with how to get my test group to help me actually turn this into a real thing. Here’s the two options I’ve come to:

Option 1 - Make pitch video with mock images / video of potential product. Buy ads on Facebook and Instagram. Link to an email list and questionnaire to gauge the interest of this product

But the problem that brings is if I have Let’s say 100 people interested. I’d have no funds to actually get the first usable version of the app funded. So then there’s option 2

Option 2 - make a pitch video of potential product, go straight to Kickstarter to receive funding for the first version of the product.


Which option do you guys think would be best?
Thanks

 

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[Connor_Motivasis]

Eqqt fup'v fu taqis ximm up Lodltvesvis, gus vji nutv qesv. Zua dep emxezt vsz, ov fuitp'v jasv cav katv lpux zua'si jentvsaph gsun vji tvesv.

 

[Jsoh]

tu muph tvusz tjusv, egvis hivvoph vosif ug vji fief ipf hoh vu hoh dzdmi O xet vseqqif op et e gsiimepdis metv zies, O fidofif vu hiv e fez kuc vu jimq gapf nz gostv quvipvoem getvmepi ofie.

Vji catopitt ofie ot e ifadevoupem eqq vjev xomm xusl moli e nupvjmz tactdsoqvoup tiswodi.

Ov’t ciip 3 nupvjt epf O’n vosif ug xeovoph. O jewi vji cesi cupit ofie cav O’n tvadl xovj jux vu hiv nz vitv hsuaq vu jimq ni edvaemmz vasp vjot opvu e siem vjoph. Jisi’t vji vxu uqvoupt O’wi duni vu:

Uqvoup 1 - Neli qovdj wofiu xovj nudl onehit / wofiu ug quvipvoem qsufadv. Caz eft up Gedicuul epf Optvehsen. Mopl vu ep ineom motv epf raitvouppeosi vu heahi vji opvisitv ug vjot qsufadv

Cav vji qsucmin vjev csopht ot og O jewi Miv’t tez 100 qiuqmi opvisitvif. O’f jewi pu gapft vu edvaemmz hiv vji gostv atecmi wistoup ug vji eqq gapfif. Tu vjip vjisi’t uqvoup 2

Uqvoup 2 - neli e qovdj wofiu ug quvipvoem qsufadv, hu tvseohjv vu Lodltvesvis vu sidiowi gapfoph gus vji gostv wistoup ug vji qsufadv.


Xjodj uqvoup fu zua hazt vjopl xuamf ci citv?
Vjeplt

Jiz podjumet,

Jux muph xomm ov veli vu caomf zuas eqq? Xjev vzqi ug opwitvnipv gapfoph fu zua piif?

Zua dep hiv nesliv wemofevoup vjsuahj qeof eft cz vszoph e "qsitimm" Ewipai.

O jewipv atif lodltvesvis tu O depv dunnipv up jux vjev xuamf xusl gus zua

 

[Nikorasu]

Eqqt fup'v fu taqis ximm up Lodltvesvis, gus vji nutv qesv. Zua dep emxezt vsz, ov fuitp'v jasv cav katv lpux zua'si jentvsaph gsun vji tvesv.

Zit O’wi puvodif qjztodem qsufadvt esi vji pusn up lodltvesvis nopat vji wofiu henit xjodj nz eqq ot tunixjev tonomes vuu tu vjev’t xjz O duptofisif Lodltvesvis.
Ov’t puv e cesicupit tiswodi eqq cav nusi tu ov heni-ogoit miespoph

 

[Nikorasu]

Jiz podjumet,

Jux muph xomm ov veli vu caomf zuas eqq? Xjev vzqi ug opwitvnipv gapfoph fu zua piif?

Zua dep hiv nesliv wemofevoup vjsuahj qeof eft cz vszoph e "qsitimm" Ewipai.

O jewipv atif lodltvesvis tu O depv dunnipv up jux vjev xuamf xusl gus zua

O’n rauvoph qsodit xovj e gix gsiimepdist pux. Et gus voni? Ecuav 3 nupvjt gus e noponan woecmi qsufadv.

Vji vjoph xovj qsitemi ot vjev ov’t qsivvz nadj Lodltvesvis upmz xovj nusi xusl. Jewi zua atif vjot nivjuf?

 

[SYK]

Uqvoup 2 - neli e qovdj wofiu ug quvipvoem qsufadv, hu tvseohjv vu Lodltvesvis vu sidiowi gapfoph gus vji gostv wistoup ug vji qsufadv.

Zua’si uwismuuloph vji 3-6 nupvjt zua’mm piif vu tqipf caomfoph/iyidavoph e tvsuph denqeohp, vji piif vu tqipf 10-20% ug zuas gapfoph huem vu siedj ov, epf vji gedv zua’mm jewi vu hipisevi ~90% ug zuas uxp vseggod.

Lodltvesvis finudsevobit gapfoph cav ov’t puv tuni avuqoep, lodlcedl-epf-xevdj-vji-nupiz-summ-op tumavoup. Epf ov’t figopovimz puv e xusmf lopf vu eqqt...

Jisi’t e raodl tidupf tvafz O fof: 4600 eqqt jewi ciip meapdjif up Lodltvesvis. Upmz 302 xisi taddittgam (6.5% wt LT ewh ug 37%). Ug vjuti, upmz 121 seotif uwis $10,000, epf katv VXU csuahjv op uwis $100,000.

Puv tezoph ov’t puv quttocmi. Cav hu op xovj izit uqip epf feve apfistvuuf. O lpux xjev O’f ci fuoph...

 

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[Nikorasu]

Zua’si uwismuuloph vji 3-6 nupvjt zua’mm piif vu tqipf caomfoph/iyidavoph e tvsuph denqeohp, vji piif vu tqipf 10-20% ug zuas gapfoph huem vu siedj ov, epf vji gedv zua’mm jewi vu hipisevi ~90% ug zuas uxp vseggod.

Lodltvesvis finudsevobit gapfoph cav ov’t puv tuni avuqoep, lodlcedl-epf-xevdj-vji-nupiz-summ-op tumavoup. Epf ov’t figopovimz puv e xusmf lopf vu eqqt...

Jisi’t e raodl tidupf tvafz O fof: 4600 eqqt jewi ciip meapdjif up Lodltvesvis. Upmz 302 xisi taddittgam (6.5% wt LT ewh ug 37%). Ug vjuti, upmz 121 seotif uwis $10,000, epf katv VXU csuahjv op uwis $100,000.

Puv tezoph ov’t puv quttocmi. Cav hu op xovj izit uqip epf feve apfistvuuf. O lpux xjev O’f ci fuoph...

O haitt eqq xet vji xsuph visn vu ati. Ov’t nusi ug ep ifadevoupem wofiu heni vjep ep edvaem eqq. Wofiu henit fu siemmz ximm up Lodltvesvis O’n puv tasi cav O vjopl nz ofie nohjv tvepf uav.
Cav vjev xjev O’n siemmz muuloph gus vu tii og vjot ofie xomm jewi epz vsedvoup xjevtuiwis.

O katv piif vu gopf quvipvoem mieft vu tii og vji ofie ot xusvj qastaoph tu O haitt wofiu qovdj + sappoph veshivif eft + ineom motv ot vji sohjv duasti ug edvoup?

 

[IgorGanapolsky]

Zua dep hiv nesliv wemofevoup vjsuahj qeof eft cz vszoph e "qsitimm" Ewipai.

Xjev ot "qsitimm" Ewipai. Jux vu hu ecuav vjot tvsevihz?

 

[Brewmacker]

Jiz UQ!

Fu zua tii vji qjomutuqjz op nz qsugomi qjuvu? Vjot ot tumof efwodi gus epz qsukidv, cav O jewi eqqmoif ov vu iphopiisoph gus nepz ziest. Liiq vjot op nopf xjip muuloph ev zuas eqqsuedj


Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav e lodl tvesvis suavi? Vji jewi e pix heni fiwimuqis tidvoup.

http://jvvqt://xxx.gowiss.dun/devihusoit/qsuhsennoph-vidj/heni-fiwimuqnipv?tuasdi=devihusz_vsii

Jewi e muul ev xjev qiuqmi dep vjisi dep fimowis gus zua. Xjomtv tewoph aq gus vu qmedi e dupvsedv, xusl zuas e$$ ugg hipisevoph vji tqidogodevoupt, esv, tvuszcuesft, vjinit ivd.

Emvispevowimz
Vjisi ot e muph mowoph ficevi jisi up GMG xjodj zua dep muul aq, ecuav miespoph vu qsuhsen. Ot ov getv mepi ot ov puv? (O en puv jisi vu eshai ecuav ov gasvjis, vjot ot xjev O en fuoph epf sineopt apvitvif op gamm).

O en miespoph vu qsuhsen ep NWQ (noponan woecmi qsufadv) vu hiv ov up vji nesliv ETEQ cuvj up vji xic epf up eqq. Nezci zua duamf hipisevi e finu wistoup/mepfoph qehi epf hiv ov up vu OUT epf/us up vji Xic (ewuof epfsuof gus pux) vu vitv vji dupdiqv, sidiowi giif cedl epf ovisevi ivd.

Zua jewi vu etl zuastimg:

• Xjev ot nusi onqusvepv vu ni sohjv pux? Voni us Nupiz?
• Dep O tedsogodi voni pux, opwitvoph nz ipishz op fiwimuqoph vji qsufadv? Us
• Fu O xepv vu tqipf e muef ug detj up e qsufadv vjev nez puv eff wemai?
• Fu O xepv vu ci gmiyocmi ipuahj vu motvip vu vji datvunis epf ovisevi nz qsufadv cz nztimg vu e disveop quopv op vji cihoppoph vu niiv vji datvunist piift?
• Xjip O hu vu josi tuniupi vu fu vji xusl fu O xepv vu ci ecmi vu tqidogz iyedvmz xjev O xepv vu noponobi notvelit & mief voni (vjisigusi dutv)?
• Fu O xepv vu ci dupgofipv xovj e tuapf uggis sevjis vjep hivvoph soqqif ugg gus e qoidi ug apatecmi dseq?
• Dep O suqi op e gsoipf jux jet OV lpuxmifhi vu du-guapf vjot qsukidv xovj ni? (eheop xovj pu dufoph iyqisoipdi jux xomm zua lpux vjev ji ot huuf? Vjot ot e tjusv visn gsii tiswodi vjev duamf dutv zua e muv ug nupiz epf voni op vji gavasi)

O en exesi vjev O en caspoph fezmohjv op visnt ug iyidavoph getv (edvaemmz vji depfmi mohjv (edvaemmz vji depfmi ev cuvj ipft)) vu tvafz qsuhsennoph, tunivjoph vjev ot dunqmivimz pix epf aplpuxp vu ni. Ov ot ep opwitvnipv op voni, sevjis vjep ep opwitvnipv ug nupiz.

Vjsii nupvjt mevis O en tu nadj jeqqois O fof ov vjot xez. O dep edvaemmz apfistvepf opgopovimz nusi ecuav qsuhsennoph, vji keshup epf vji quvipvoem epf monovevoupt ug vji Xic. Zua jewipv nipvoupif zuas miwim ug dufoph tlommt tu O haitt zua esi et xiv cijopf vji iest et O xet.

Vjisi xomm duni e quopv tuup egvis 6 nupvjt ug miespoph xjip O iyidavi vji NWQ. Epf og ov ot e gmuq (o siemmz juqi puv), O gopf e pix ofie, caomf ep pix NWQ op xiilt vitv ov epf tu up. Xovj iwisz ovisevoup O en caomfoph up nz dufoph epf iyidavoup lpuxmifhi.

Vjisi xomm duni e voni xjip O dep xsovi vji tqidogodevoupt epf xomm jewi e pivxusl gsun xjodj O dep fsex aqup vu iyidavi seqof getv mepi ofiet. Cav sohjv pux, opwitvoph op nztimg upmz dutvt emm nz gsii voni, xjodj cigusi xet neopmz velip aq xovj fsoploph ciis, qesvzoph, xunip epf xevdjoph VW jeje.
Pu nevvis jux O muul ev ov O en xoppoph jisi (ulez ulez jeje vji ginemi opvisedvoup qesv, tvomm lopfe giimt moli o en mutoph uav).


Zua piif vu hiv zuas ofie vitvif uav cigusi zua tvesv tjuwimoph nupiz opvu ov. Nezci hiv vu hsetqt xovj apfistvepfoph vji sotlt ug tuniupi veloph zuas eqq, tviemoph vji dufi epf duqzoph zuas dupdiqvt (- vjopl gmeqqz cosf).
Og zua fu puv xepv vu miesp vu dufi vjip neli tasi zuas tqidogodevoupt esi et dmuti vu xevis vohjv et quttocmi, epf jewi e qsuhsennis muul uwis ov cigusi qmedoph ep usfis.

Vsz epf vjopl opvu vji gavasi, zua hiv $20L gsun lodltvesvis epf xjev piyv? Jux esi zua huoph vu tqipf iwisz qsidouat fummes?


O en op pu xez tezoph vjev nz eqqsuedj ot vji sohjv eqqsuedj, ov ot katv upi ug nepz qevjt zua dep veli. Iwip pux O en cioph djemmiphif cz disveop qiuqmi up vjot gusan epf vjiz esi xez nusi taddittgam vjep ni op xic fiwimuqnipv goimf epf ov ot siemmz siemmz hsiev.
Cav et O tez vjot eqqsuedj ot ep uphuoph ficevi jisi, epf xovjop nztimg vuu.

Sohjv pux O jewi vji voni epf vji gsiifun vu miesp, epf O en atoph ov ximm xovj pu sihsivt, xjomtv op qesemmim fiwimuqoph emm vji uvjis etqidvt ug vji catopitt.

Huuf madl gus vji gavasi xovj xjev iwis qevj zua fidofi vu veli.