Tag: crowdfunding

Question: is there an interest in a Backerkit post-mortem?

I mean, it’s interesting to me. I’ve spent the last month analyzing the difference between the Kickstarter model and the Backerkit one (TL/DR: there’s a strong argument that Backerkit is going to get me more eyeballs for a hypothetical BANSHEE BEACH crowdfund*), and I’m always ready to pontificate about this sort of thing. But… do my blog readers actually care? Or should I instead inflict my thoughts on Patreon and/or Substack?

Opinions welcome. Even if it’s For the love of God, Moe, shut UP about all of this.

Moe Lane

*Hypothetical because between this Backerkit and, well, February, the money pools filled up a bit faster than normal. I might be able to get away by just paying for BANSHEE BEACH on my own.

How many successful crowdfunding projects constitutes “Knows something about it?”

Obviously, my latest one ends tomorrow, and I’ve been thinking about the implications of this one. Obviously I’m not an expert at crowdfunding: if I was an expert, I’d have done better than 86 microsandersons* this go-round. But, four successful Kickstarters in a row does argue that I’m doing something right. And maybe I should start thinking about putting together a presentation, for like cons and stuff.

I dunno, though. I’m not sure how successful you have to be to usefully pontificate about this topic. And whether there’d even be enough interest to justify the effort. Thoughts?

Moe Lane

*1 sanderson = $30,000,000, so one microsanderson = 30,000,000/1,000,000 = $30. Technically it’d be 86.3 microsandersons, but who’s counting?

Quote of the Day, …Well, Of COURSE Crowdfunding Is All About The Money edition.

I am honestly amazed that this isn’t more obvious:

…the most successful crowdfunding projects aren’t charities. They’re ventures that produce something people wish they could buy.

Maybe it’s because most of the Kickstarter projects I’ve backed have been gaming-related, or just basic geekery.  I’m very comfortable with the idea that advances in manufacturing and communications have reached the point where we can link up several hundred people in this country and turn time, money, and resources into a limited-edition print of Dogs Playing D&D. But apparently the company itself is at best startled, but much more likely worried, that more people are going to be using Kickstarter as much for the commerce as the art.

Which is a shame. I mean, Kickstarter is a wizzo way for me to pick up stuff that I didn’t know that I wanted until I saw it.  I am truly sorry to hear that this bothers people… as long as being sorry to hear that doesn’t require me to change my habits, of course.

Moe Lane