Comments on: Is Kickstarter the best solution for independent creators? http://gigaom.com/2011/10/02/kickstarter-independent-creators/ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:35:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: nick http://gigaom.com/2011/10/02/kickstarter-independent-creators/#comment-661724 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:54:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=414116#comment-661724 full disclosure: i’ve worked for new media PR firms, and this reads like copy from a PR firm that’s trying to sound like it’s totally natural.

]]> By: Tim http://gigaom.com/2011/10/02/kickstarter-independent-creators/#comment-661246 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:45:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=414116#comment-661246 It should also be mentioned that IndieGoGo does have an all or nothing option like Kickstarter has, and anyone in the world can use the site, unlike kickstarter.

I also disagree that you HAVE to have an audience. Sure it helps immensely, especially if you’re someone like Wong, but I’ve seen IndieGoGo pitches with no audience or content other than the pitch video with a couple hundred views and they’re doing pretty well.

Full disclosure: I don’t work for any PR firms.

]]> By: Josh http://gigaom.com/2011/10/02/kickstarter-independent-creators/#comment-661146 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:23:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=414116#comment-661146 Peter,

Don’t you think you should disclose that your company does PR for IndieGoGo? Without mentioning that, your comments seem a bit insincere, no?

Also, can you explain how you can call your client the “world’s largest open crowdfunding platform” when Kickstarter is clearly bigger?

Thanks,
Josh

]]> By: Scott Jensen http://gigaom.com/2011/10/02/kickstarter-independent-creators/#comment-661112 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:58:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=414116#comment-661112 And then there’s RocketHub (www.rockethub.com). Recently the video blog “Extra Credits” raised money to pay for their artist’s surgery. Response was so great that there was a huge overflow. They needed $15,000 and they have so far received $103,000. They are now using that excess money to start up their own independent game company. Here’s a link to Extra Credit’s RocketHub webpage: http://www.rockethub.com/projects/2165-extra-credits

But before you get all excited about doing the same, realize that Extra Credits had a huge and long-term following before they did the fund raising.

RocketHub charges 4% if you make your financial goal and 8% if you don’t. Also, 4% to process credit card donations.

NewTeeVee should do a comparison article of Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and RocketHub.

]]> By: Peter Himler http://gigaom.com/2011/10/02/kickstarter-independent-creators/#comment-660866 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:58:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=414116#comment-660866 The answer to this question is: not necessarily. Unlike other crowdfunding sites, IndieGoGo – the first and world’s largest open crowdfunding platform — allows its campaign owners to keep the monies they raise whether they meet their funding goal or not. Secondly, IndieGoGo is open to any and every kind of campaign and promotes them democratically based on a proprietary algorithm. Third, IndieGoGo’s campaign owners actually have an economic advantage over the other major crowdfunding platforms.

Here’s a link to a recent GigaOm piece that elaborates:

http://gigaom.com/2011/08/05/indiegogo/

…and a link to one of many head-to-head comparisons potential crowdfunders can find online:

http://www.alchemistintraining.com/2010/09/indiegogo-kickstarter-winner/

Peter Himler
Twitter: peterhimler

]]> By: Charles http://gigaom.com/2011/10/02/kickstarter-independent-creators/#comment-660858 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:47:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=414116#comment-660858 The answer to the question in the title of this article is “yes”.

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