I don’t mean to make Peter look like an unsupportive ass, he’s not! I’m glad he’s making light of this. In the grand scheme of things, this crowdfunding of mine isn’t important enough to justify getting so worked up about it. And yet I do! However, if you would like to help Peter, me, or my butt cheeks relax, consider getting your book now rather than later. I don’t know how that would be beneficial to you, but the early bird discount definitely is and that’s ending
Your post meets my needs for truth, honesty, feeling feelings, clarity and awe so many gifts received of being in community creating.
I am offering a few data resources if they are welcome as an ackowledgment of the truth of those clenched butt cheeks, an appreciation for the dark humor of the reality of those cheeks - and just naming how hard it is as a creator to ride the funding curve for any crowdsource project. I see how hard you are working and am cheering for your absolute success.
I can only imagine it's a bum squeaky time! I am so looking forward to celebrating the book. Also, have loved your travel stories, great insights and detail 😀
HOO RAY - Cheeks released! Fully Funded!
I wonder if marketing recipe is one part panic, one part copy, dash of what the f, bake and cross your fingers?
Your post meets my needs for truth, honesty, feeling feelings, clarity and awe so many gifts received of being in community creating.
I am offering a few data resources if they are welcome as an ackowledgment of the truth of those clenched butt cheeks, an appreciation for the dark humor of the reality of those cheeks - and just naming how hard it is as a creator to ride the funding curve for any crowdsource project. I see how hard you are working and am cheering for your absolute success.
Article that analyzed a bunch of crowdsource campaigns: https://medium.com/@daniel.kupka/we-analyzed-331-000-kickstarter-projects-here-s-what-we-learned-about-crowdfunding-success-63b341b025ac
A company (I am not endorsing just the best article I could find on the funding curve without diving too deep) discusses the known phenomenen of the funding curve: https://www.crowdcrux.com/how-to-understand-the-kickstarter-funding-curve/
A research gate graphic on KS funding curve: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-graph-showing-funding-progress-of-a-typical-kickstarter-campaign-and-its-projection_fig1_346478237
I can only imagine it's a bum squeaky time! I am so looking forward to celebrating the book. Also, have loved your travel stories, great insights and detail 😀