Kickstarter Questions

I have a great idea for a new product and I am thinking about launching it on Kickstarter, but I have one major problem. I am afraid that someone will steal my product and/or accuse me of stealing...

Ideas Startup Costs Patent Intellectual Property Kickstarter

asked Jan 31 '13 at 07:27

Annonomus Person
204 points

We have a new project will launch on Kickstarter(crowdfunding website) soon, I want to know if there is any good free promotion method to let more people know our product, except Facebook, Twitter...

Marketing Promotion Survey Kickstarter

asked Feb 6 '15 at 15:39

User34252
11 points

If you raise a small amount of money (under $50K) on Kickstarter for a product you want to build, can you pay yourself a small salary along the way? I am quitting my day job to focus on this...

Funding Salary Crowdfunding Kickstarter

asked Jun 6 '14 at 16:58

Mary Pritchett
17 points

What are your thoughts on this idea:People who create Kickstarter campaigns sometimes need a dummy prototype (looks like the final product, but isn't functional).Would there be a market for this? I...

Ideas Kickstarter

asked Jul 14 '14 at 13:27

Edwin Risner
14 points

What are some tips to garner attention for your project on crowdfunding platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter?From browsing the most funded campaigns, the common elements seem to be: Great promo...

Funding Fundraising Crowdfunding Kickstarter Indiegogo

asked May 28 '14 at 20:29

Toby Hardage
12 points

What are the differences and pros / cons for each platform?Why should someone go with a Kickstarter campaign vs seeking out angel investors on platforms like AngelList?

Angellist Crowdfunding Kickstarter Angel Investors

asked Mar 25 '14 at 14:29

Lisa Yamaguchi
20 points

My natural inclination for pre-release software is that it should be free. You're trying to get people to try it out, knowing that the product is incomplete and potentially more buggy than you'd...

Pricing Beta Kickstarter Indiegogo

asked Feb 24 '14 at 23:15

rbwhitaker
3,465 points

Have there been companies who have used KickStarter and then had to close the company before delivering because they ran out of money? What happens in this case? Do you have to pay KickStarter...

Crowdfunding Kickstarter

asked Feb 19 '14 at 12:01

Joel J.
31 points

I am looking for guidelines on: "How to make my own start-up?." Which are the preliminary steps that i should be aware off? What should i avoid and what to persuade? The question might be a bit...

Getting Started Kickstarter

asked Nov 19 '13 at 04:47

Ldn 5602
1 point

(i cant find a stack relating to "Crowdfunding" or similar so decided to put this in here, please feel free to migrate it to a more suitable stack if you know of one) I am currently running a...

Shipping Kickstarter

asked Feb 13 '13 at 02:39

Darkcat Studios
190 points

If an overseas business runs a Kickstarter campaign via a US or UK person's account, does anyone know what the tax implications would be for a US resident? Does anyone know what the tax...

Tax Offshore Kickstarter

asked Jan 23 '13 at 21:17

Mark Sheppard
16 points

Is there something like Indiegogo or Kickstarter where you would invest to get interest/share as opposed of getting a product? Is such an idea viable?

Profit Sharing Kickstarter

asked Oct 5 '12 at 07:55

Den
131 points

I'm interested in projects like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Basically they are doing the same thing - helps to get money from the people who likes your idea. So when I'm raising money and asking...

Getting Started Money Fundraising Kickstarter

asked Sep 24 '12 at 16:45

Ignas B.
103 points

so kickstarter FAQ mentions the tax considerations (and lack of) for BACKERS, but what about for the person you contributed to For instance, take a project like OUYA all funds went to Boxer8 Inc....

Tax Kickstarter

asked Aug 20 '12 at 04:52

Cqm
137 points

Kickstarter videos are pretty amazing, though it's unclear to me what really makes for an effective Kickstarter video; meaning the video is/was a core aspect of raise funds for the project. What...

Kickstarter

asked May 19 '12 at 08:44

Blunders .
899 points

On Kickstarter, backers are able to give $1 to $10,000 USD per project. Why is $10,000 the maximum amount a single backer is able to give per project?

Kickstarter

asked May 24 '12 at 00:57

Blunders .
899 points