20 F here, I'm travelling to Shanghai, China, this fall, in September. As part of my undergrad program, I have to build a Kickstarter Campaign. From finding a product, to prototyping, to building and launching a campaign.
Could someone help me on how I can find Kickstarter experts across China?
I have accepted the fact that I will never seem my airfan from the Haxson Airfan project. We have been ghosted on updates for over a year for a product that was promised to be delivered in 2022. Kickstarter does nothing to help hold the project creators liable. These crooks have made off with 2.5 million dollars and kickstarter wont even lift a finger. This is the equaivalent if eBay did not hold sellers responsible but they are a trustworthy platform and protexts their buyers. Because of this I will never support or back a project on kickstarter ever again.
Minor Inconveniences - The game of wishing your friends mildly bad luck - launches on Kickstarter in a week! But I don’t know how to get the word out?
[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1297036767/minor-inconveniences-laughing-at-lifes-little-mishaps\](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1297036767/minor-inconveniences-laughing-at-lifes-little-mishaps)
Lesson learned the hard way, sharing so others don't get blindsided.
Launched my Pledge Manager for OptionMAV hoping to start fulfillment early. Instead got hit with a close date months out - no wild ballpark, just "available to close after [date ~3 months later]."
Here's what I learned from Kickstarter Support: if your project had Pledge Over Time (POT) enabled, even one backer choosing it can delay your whole PM close date.
Why? Because Kickstarter can't let a POT backer into the PM until their pledge is fully collected. Worst case, that path looks like:
- Up to 2 months for all POT installments to collect
- +14 days if their final charge errors out and needs fixing
- +3 weeks minimum PM open time once they're actually in
Your creator close date gets set by whichever backer takes the longest path through that chain - so it compounds fast, even if most of your backers paid upfront.
Takeaway: if fast fulfillment matters to you, think hard before enabling POT, or at least plan your shipping timeline assuming a 2-3 month delay past your PM launch, not the standard 3-week minimum.
Anyone else run into this? Curious if people just wait it out or find workarounds for early shipping to non-POT backers.
Hi everyone,
I’m preparing to launch my first Kickstarter and wanted to get some honest perspective from people who have either run campaigns before or backed a lot of them.
The project is a 52-chapter fantasy book, with each chapter coming in at roughly 2,000 words. The plan is to release it as a full book, but also support the ongoing production around it, including editing, artwork, formatting, and some outside help to keep the quality consistent.
I’m considering a funding goal of around $15,000, but since this is my first campaign, I’m trying to figure out whether that sounds reasonable or overly ambitious.
When I break it down, the money would need to cover things like:
Editing and proofreading
Artwork and design
Formatting
Printing or digital production costs
Reward fulfillment
Platform fees, taxes, and unexpected costs
Help from other creatives involved in the project
For a book of this size and scope, does $15,000 seem like a realistic goal, or would that be asking too much from backers for a first-time creator?
I’d also love to know what I should realistically expect from a first Kickstarter campaign. What mistakes should I avoid? What should I have ready before launch? And how important is having an audience built up beforehand?
I am planning on trying to build an audience and generate a landing page first. Beyond this I'm still learning.
Any advice is appreciated. I’m trying to go into this with realistic expectations and make sure I’m being fair to both the project and potential backers.
Hey everyone 👋
I'm the solo developer behind Mac+ (macplus.pro). Up front: this is my own app, and I'd really like your honest feedback.
The itch I was scratching: I was tired of staring at the same frozen wallpaper all day. The macOS desktop feels kind of… static. So I built the thing I actually wanted a native, lightweight app that makes the desktop feel alive withoutturning my Mac into a space heater.
What it does:
Why it won't wreck your Mac:
Honest about pricing: there's a free tier (a handful of scenes, palettes, icons and widgets) so you can try it for real before paying. Pro unlocks everything 7-day free trial, then €1.99/month, or €9.99 once (lifetime, no subscription).
Here is a promo code : « LAUNCH30 » :)
I've been following this awesome game where you can make our own 3D Zelda dungeons or play other people's dungeons kinda like Portal 2 and its modding community!
Hi everyone!
After months of sculpting, planning and worldbuilding, we're finally getting close to launch our very first Kickstarter project. We're a small two-person studio building The Forgotten Chronicles - an original fantasy universe inspired by ancient forests, forgotten spirits and Slavic folklore.
Our first character is Cerynea the Flowerkeeper, available as both a full pose statue and a display bust. Everything is hand sculpted and prepared as high-quality pre-supported STL files for resin printing.
Rather than creating just another STL campaign, we wanted to build a world around it. Every backer will also receive the opening pages of The Forgotten Chronicles lore book, introducing Veleshorn and the beginning of Cerynea's story.
As the campaign grows, we'll unlock new content including:
The Kickstarter page is now live in pre-launch, and the campaign officially launches on July 8th. If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, we'd really appreciate you checking it out and following the campaign.
Pre-launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1148327668/the-forgotten-chronicles-veleshorn-vol-i
We'd also love to hear what you think about the project or the world we're building.
Ok: So there's this new Indie Animated show called "This is My Life?", where the premise has a live action character and animated characters in a slice of life setting! And I ADORE IT! I've been wantiing an Indie Animated series with a Gumball or CN City-like style for a while now, ever since TADC was first announced actually! And I'm SO happy someone's finally making one! While the kickstarter goal's thankfully been reached, I still HIGHLY recommend checking it out whenever you can! And hopefully spread the show around so more people are aware of it, and maybe even more fundings so that it's other Kickstarter stretch goals are reached! :D
Link to the video: https://youtu.be/_O4S6EMImTU?si=QFh7vbSdw8yDxpl5
Link to the Kickstarter for "This is My Life?": https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timrl/this-is-my-real-life-animation-pilot/description
Hi everyone,
I've just launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Misfits, an independent documentary project we’ve been filming in the Chobe region of Botswana: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/movingpicturesafrica/themisfits?ref=5pi12s
We’ve been following a unique sisterhood of lionesses that has learned to survive and thrive without the protection of dominant males. It’s been an incredible journey, and we’ve been capturing the footage in high frame rate 8K RAW to really showcase the beauty of the Chobe riverfront.
We are currently running a Kickstarter to help us get back into the field and finish the series. If you’re interested in wildlife, cinematography, or just want to support independent, documentary filmmaking, I’d love for you to take a look at the project. I'd also appreciate any tips or suggestions for promoting the Kickstarter going forward.
I’m happy to answer any questions about the logistics of filming in the bush, the gear we’re using, or what it’s like working with this specific pride. Thanks for watching!
Thanks,
Robert Hofmeyr
Moving Pictures Africa
Hey, I am a fan of this game and wanted to send this around. From the Team Covenant video:
"Here Be Monsters is a new pirate trading card game that hearkens to the Pokemon TCG side of the big three (yellow borders, spectacular foiling, iconic characters, kid-friendly) while also embodying the "LCG" side of the hobby by offering full playsets of every set (in addition to booster boxes). Somehow it's also a brilliantly strategic game that hits that TCG brain in a big way."
All of the art was done by co-creator Carson using Apple Keynote!
The link to their Kickstarter in below:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/herebemonsters/here-be-monsters-expandable-pirate-card-game
I'm curious, where is your limit when it comes to the length of legacy or RPG campaign-inspired games?
What amount of time, for you, seems like the perfect spot? Are there any games that literally scare you because of how long they take to beat (like for example Gloomhaven)? Or maybe you think about it more like a D&D campaign, which for sure is going to take weeks or months to finish.
Long board games also require the same group of people, so it's an important element to coordinate in order to finish the game.
Anyway, what do you think? Share your thoughts :>
Hi r/kickstarter — I’m the founder and designer behind echowooda, a small new toy brand.
We recently launched Echoes of the East on Kickstarter, a wooden building toy inspired by East Asian architecture, gardens, and story-world play.
But our Kickstarter pre-launch followers are growing slower than expected, and I’m trying to understand why before launch.
I’d really appreciate honest feedback on the preview page from a Kickstarter/backer perspective:
The project has received Red Dot and iF Design Award recognition, but I know awards don’t automatically create trust or followers on Kickstarter.
I’m not asking anyone to follow blindly — I’m trying to understand whether the page itself is failing to communicate the product clearly.
/insert gif here of the "I don't know what I'm doing" dog, lolzzz
Never done a Kickstarter before, so we're both super stoked and super nervous.
For fans of stuff like Inside, Limbo and Little Nightmares!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/remanomgames/unhappening-a-25d-dark-narrative-side-scroller
Been working on this for a few months. AR glasses are either $700 or locked down. Wanted something open and cheap so I built one. I would really appreciate comments on your genuine feedback, don't worry criticism is also accepted!!!!
How it works:
ESP32-C3 drives a 0.42" OLED. A 90° prism redirects the light upward into a piece of teleprompter glass — the same semi-reflective glass used in TV studios. That overlays the image on your view of the world. Whole optical chain costs under $5.
Right now it can:
Turn-by-turn navigation arrows and notifications over BLE from your phone. Full day battery on a 500mAh LiPo. Clips onto any existing glasses frame.
BOM:
ESP32-C3 + OLED $6.90 , prism $1.50, teleprompter glass $0.90 , 3D printed housing $1.20maybe less, misc $1.50 = $13.80 total
Still testing daylight visibility — that's the biggest unsolved problem. Everything else works.
Putting firmware on GitHub under GPL v3 and hardware files under CERN OHL v2 later on, making it open source.
What would you build on top of this? And also, do you think it would be reasonable to spend approx 30-40 euros on this? Been thinking of making some money on the side, being a student, just want to get some feedback if there even is a market for this.
I'm a grandfather of 14, and about a year ago I started writing a children's book because I noticed something that bothered me.
My grandkids could tell me all about Pokémon, but many of them couldn't name the tiny creatures living right outside the back door..
I wanted to change that.
So I wrote a story where every main character is a real invertebrate, every fact is scientifically accurate, and the adventure takes place in an ordinary backyard. My goal was to make kids curious enough to put down the tablet and go outside.
Once the book was finished, the project kept growing. It became a coloring book, a field journal, printable activities, and eventually people convinced me to launch it on Kickstarter.
The campaign launches on July 14, National Be Nice to Bugs Day, which seemed too perfect not to use.
Whether you ever visit the Kickstarter or not, I'd genuinely appreciate feedback from parents, teachers, and anyone who encourages kids to explore the outdoors. This is just the first book in what I hope becomes a much larger series.
One thing I've learned through all of this: I've spent my entire career working in IT, not publishing. Learning Kickstarter and social media has been far more challenging than writing the book itself, and Reddit has honestly been the hardest community for me to figure out. So if you have suggestions, I'm all ears.
Parents, teachers, and fellow nature lovers: what's one thing that got you interested in the outdoors as a kid? I'd genuinely love to hear your stories, and if you have feedback on the project, I'd appreciate that too.
If you'd like to follow along or check out the pre-launch page, here it is: Grandpa Ron Kickstarter
And thank you to the moderators for making Self-Promotion Friday possible.
-Grandpa Ron
🐜🌻🦟🐞🕸️🌿🕷️🐝🍄🟫🪱🌱
Before you attack me, I built this with my wife and no marketing budget…handled everything ourselves. I know Kickstarter now is more of a space for full on companies to platform their launch, but we really think we created something cool, so it’s discouraging that we’ve gotten so buried compared to campaigns from these brands with huge instagram and marketing budgets.
If anyone is interested in supporting, it would be super appreciated.
Thanks for reading and your patience with us!
Hi everyone,
I'm creating an original cyberpunk comic series called NeuroVault and I'm planning a Kickstarter in the future.
Before launching, I'd like to build an audience the right way rather than relying on ads alone.
For creators who have successfully launched a comic crowdfunding campaign:
I'm looking for practical advice and real experiences. Thanks in advance!
