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True, but a lot are "This could turn out to be far more difficult and expensive than we anticipated" sorts of affairs.
by chc 14y ago
True, but a lot are "This could turn out to be far more difficult and expensive than we anticipated" sorts of affairs.
- sliverstorm 14y agoYes, but this can be addressed with better budgeting, and possibly an exploratory phase or doing a huge project in steps made of small projects. The point being it isn't inherent to the nature of Kickstarter projects, that only a few succeed.
- veemjeem 14y agoYou make it sound so simple! If all projects were addressed with better budgeting and done in steps made of smaller projects, software projects would never miss a deadline. You should email Fred Brooks about how you just discovered the solution to his Mythical Man Month, maybe you'll even win a Turing award for your insight. </sarcasm>
- sliverstorm 14y agoYou don't have to hit every deadline on the nose for a successful project. Nor am I saying every project can succeed. We're getting off track here; the point is, I just think that success rates on Kickstarter projects are not inherently related to the success rates of startups.
- madrobby 14y agoBut maybe there IS a Silver Bullet[1], veemjeem! [1] Fred Brooks, "There Is No Silver Bullet" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet