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I'm not sure how he got this figure, but a 56% failure rate doesn't seem too bad to me.
by fbnt 14y ago
I'm not sure how he got this figure, but a 56% failure rate doesn't seem too bad to me.
- Udo 14y agoI analyzed some projects in progress once (http://creativepark.net/1381 http://creativepark.net/1381) and that number is about right. There is some variability based on the financial scope of projects but not as much as I expected. The main issue in my opinion is that Kickstarter tricks "ordinary" people into thinking they have a decent chance of getting funded. In reality of course only socially well-connected projects have a good chance.
- misener 14y agoIn 2011, Kickstarter reported its overall project success rate as 44%: http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/shortening-the-maximum-project-length http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/shortening-the-maximum-proje...