Not sure if you're speaking from personal experience or just trollin', but the only loss is a loss in confidence. <br><br>Sounds like you already know about the whole kickstarter 'all-or-nothing' deal, so I won't proselytize about that. <br>
<br>If you're willing to try again, might maybe you could phrase it a little differently :). We made some stupid flyers that we distributed to all the local college campuses, and had a silly story about how we were going to decrease the out-of-control secret agent population. <br>
<br>We could help you make flyers if it's holding you up?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Tim Saylor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tim.saylor@gmail.com">tim.saylor@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Well, the worst that will happen is you won't have a laser cutter but you've already cashed in your chips with whoever you convinced to go "donate" once and now they'll be less inclined to "donate" for your second try even though they haven't really donated yet. Kickstarter is a great tool but you should put some thought into your proposal before kicking it off.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:17 AM, tetsu yatsu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tetsuharu@gmail.com" target="_blank">tetsuharu@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/start" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/start</a><br><br>Now I may just be high off sublimated acrylic fumes, but I love our lab's laser cutter and I want everyone to have this chance. I cut out 15 Hudson-CI logos to entice people at my work to buy into continuous integration, 8 stupid keychain things, and I couldn't help but fill the sheet with little rockets that say 'derp' on them. Now I have 2 dozen 'derp' rockets. And I'm cutting out a big wooden Github Octocat made by our member JohnBentCope, which my girlfriend thinks is adorable, and was a big hit at the MagicRuby conference. <br>
<br>I want everyone to have a laser cutter. <br><br>If you start a kickstarter for getting a laser cutter, I will donate. <br><br>There's the link. Doesn't cost anything. Just do it. <br><br>Worst that'll happen is you'll not get a laser cutter, which is where you are now. <br>
<br>Come on. <br><br>I got my pocket book out. Let's get you a laser cutter. <br>
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