Sentences with phrase «kickstarter projects like»

Naturally, some fans might be hesitant to have pledged support for System Shock with it being such a long way until its launch, especially when one considers the amount of time put into other Kickstarter projects like Star Citizen, which has yet to officially release after being announced nearly four years ago.

Let's hope there are more Kickstarter projects like this one.

The next phase of the state's Buffalo Billion program — aiming to kickstart projects like Metro Rail extensions and Outer Harbor development — stands merely a 50 - 50 chance of success of getting through the Legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a visit to the Queen City.

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Fan Funding The most popular type of customer financing is probably fan funding, which involves websites like Kickstarter soliciting donations to finance creative projects.

They launched Indiegogo in 2008 (ahem, a year before Kickstarter); users like that it's global and allows all projects — and that there's an option to keep money raised even if they don't hit their goal.

If you want to hedge your bets with your crowdfunding project, and you should, build a customer base first and then use a platform like Kickstarter as a marketing tool.

These days, entrepreneurs and artists raise money for their projects using crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

Thanks to the prominence of Kickstarter projects such as FORM 1 and successful start - ups like MakerBot and Shapeways, 3D printing has proliferated into the DIY and hobbyist communities and made its way into the general consumer's lexicon.

«It's hard to know how many people feel like they're shopping at a store when they're backing projects on Kickstarter, but we want to make sure that it's no one,» the founders wrote.

Most of the top funded projects on Kickstarter are consumer products, like smart watches and clothing, or creative projects, such as TV shows, films and video games.

Musician and videographer Jack Conte had struggled to earn enough from his work, and found one - off project crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter didn't provide the steady capital artists need to focus on creativity.

If you're a fan of sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the model should be familiar: Users pitch in varying amounts — anywhere from a dollar to thousands of dollars — to help make someone's dream project a reality.

Crowdfunding is an incredible way to get a project off the ground, and if you're reading this, you likely have experience with platforms like Kickstarter or Indiegogo already.

Indiegogo doesn't review reward crowdfunding applications like Kickstarter does, allowing almost anyone to start a project.

Would you like to support the kickstarter project and ensure you get hold of one of these fabulous pop up photo studios at a fantastic price?

It would, in other words, be something like a national Kickstarter, allowing corporations to «market» themselves as virtuous by giving to specific projects with tangible, and tangibly good, outcomes.

You can crowdfund your ideas with sites like Kickstarter, which allows the crowd to donate money to creative projects in return of good karma and some goodies.

Here, you can find the best crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter to help you out the next project or emergency.

It's funny how the complaints subside if a Kickstarter project is taken on by someone you like.

A lot of films have been made from TV series, but very few have come together quite like Veronica Mars, a grassroots project funded by fans through a Kickstarter campaign.

I'd like to see (Kickstarter) create a built - in tool that allows project owners to tick off tasks and rewards as they complete them, so that backers can be kept up to date even when the project owner is too busy to write a full update.

With the help of great platforms like Kickstarter and Reedsy, projects like this are very possible indeed, and incredibly rewarding.

Some of the most successful individuals with projects held through crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe were already well - known, or nearly so — people like Amanda Palmer, frontwoman for the band the Dresden Dolls, who reportedly received $ 1.2 million on Kickstarter to fund the creation of a new album and book, and comic writer / self - published author Ryan North, whose book «To Be or Not To Be» is still reportedly the highest publishing Kickstarter project ever.

Unlike popular sites like Kickstarter, both LeanPub and PubSlush reach a targeted audience that is self - selecting for book projects, as opposed to a wider variety of projects, which in turn increases their authors» success rates.

Additionally, there are other crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Rockethub where authors can raise funds for book projects (Rockethub is similar to Kickstarter in that a campaign deadline and target goal are set, however, the project leader is able to keep the funds even if the goal amount isn't reached by the deadline).

If you are not like me and have not heard what they encountered on this monumental Kickstart project of writing a book from scratch in thirty days, then definitely give it a listen.

Indie authors of course have used Kickstarter before too, usually for smaller scale projects, like funding a hard - cover edition.

Self - publishing authors will be familiar with her approach to getting the money the project required: «I used a site called RocketHub, which is like Kickstarter.

In today's environment, some book projects are only produced based on crowd - sourced funding from places like Kickstarter or Pubslush.

There are several online sites that industrious authors can use to fund their self - published projects like; Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and RocketHub just to name a few.

Donation crowdfunding was the first to take off, with sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and LoanGifting providing an opportunity for individuals to contribute to worthy projects and causes.

Do you have a fundraising project in place (like Kickstarter or GoFundMe)?

Well, mission accomplished Eric Sims — your Kickstarter project to fund the «Puppies Are Dicks» book made me laugh so hard, I had a little puppy - like accident.

Rich: I imagine that there will be more projects down the line similar to this, both in terms of concept and as far as using sites like Kickstarter which seems to have been a success.

First, let me say how I admire an indie developer like Two of a Kind for relying on the gaming community to help them with projects through crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter.

While many like to claim that there is a legal case for a refund if a project never comes to fruition, the fact is that Kickstarter only state that project creators must legally provide all rewards promised to their backers, not the actual project itself.

Those fans never disappeared though, and crowdfunding services like Kickstarter have provided opportunities like never before for independent developers to get their projects moving.

We have to admit to only just hearing about Deco Digital and their Kickstarter project — We Made A Game, but it looks like a cracking idea and one that Xbox One owners should be interested in.

I wouldn't be surprised if in a year's time, kickstarter will only be good for larger companies and projects like Project Eternity.

Kickstarter is a real blessing for the small developers who'd like to show their projects to the world but don't have enough money to do it on their own.

Shovel Knight was a massively successful project on Kickstarter and it feels like the entire gaming population has been waiting with baited breath for its release.

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According to a Facebook update, it sounds like the touring video game music group known as Video Games Live will be starting another Kickstarter project to fund a new album, Level 4, on October 20th.

It does seem like an interesting concept, but after Mighty No. 9 and similar kickstarters, I'm too burned out on supporting projects like that without having any guarantee of the resulting quality.

Not every company does a good job with Kickstarter, and I feel like you guys went above and beyond and would totally donate to a future project if you decide to do another one.

Like many studios embarking on a Kickstarter campaign, we weren't sure how the community would react to our project.

What is also true, and a strong trend, is that many video games projects on Kickstarter are games that, by their nature, don't have a lot of replayability (like, say, Point - and - Click adventure games) or immediate accessibility and audience appeal, making Early Access a path they can not take.

But, if you \'d like to see Guns of Icarus Online — Adventure Mode on the Wii U, let Muse Games know and consider backing their Kickstarter project.

The game is still planning for a launch this year, but like any ongoing game project, especially one that's delayed its alpha already, it could benefit from additional funding past its successful Kickstarter.