Reddit roundup: '500% funded with no ads' — and why the numbers matter
Campaign Discussion · PledgeRadar Editorial ·
u/Dr_Velazquez, an engineer, raised nearly $10K for a device that helps people learn piano, with no ads or pre-launch audience, and encouraged others to just try.
The replies were a useful lesson in reading campaign stats: a high percentage on a low goal can mean very few backers.
What Reddit users said
With a product over $500 and a $2,000 goal, only four backers were needed to fund; 37 backers is sustainable at that price, but not comparable to most campaigns.
Original commentArgues 5x a very low goal means little, and that generalising from it is like a lottery winner recommending lottery tickets.
Original commentLoves that it's genuinely novel, a simple concept for learning piano, which is what Kickstarter used to be about.
Original commentSuggests re-editing the video's sound design; there's a lot of dead air for a music product.
Original commentThinks a real ad budget could have raised many times more.
Original commentHas no interest in piano but was briefly tempted to buy one anyway.
Original commentSource: 500% funded!!! I made it with No Ads, and no pre-community (r/kickstarter)
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