[hackerspaces] Start a Kickstarter for Your Laser Cutter Today

[tetsu yatsu]

You're a real downer, man.

I suppose this message was for people who have just been too afraid or
worrisome to start a joint funding project for expensive equipment they've
always want to buy, and let em know that we're a success case. Also, I'm
offering up some of my personal $$$ to get them started.

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Tim Saylor <tim.saylor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Personal-ish experience.  Pumping Station One had a Kickstarter initiative
> a while back but it didn't take off largely because we were concerned about
> amazon giving us our money.  We'd been burned by them already.  We had
> another group of members successfully use Kickstarter to fund their
> documentary on makers and hackerspaces: http://www.electromagnate.com/.
>
> My point though was that it's free to start a kickstarter project, but
> getting people who aren't ardent supporters of your mission already to
> pledge to your project costs you "good will" for lack of a better word.  If
> you get funded then all is well, but if not you've burned their good will
> and they'll be less likely to pledge for repeated efforts.  You then either
> have to address a large enough group of potential backers that the few that
> are burned don't matter or you have to do a lot more leg work getting
> previous backers to believe you this time.
>
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:36 AM, tetsu yatsu <tetsuharu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Not sure if you're speaking from personal experience or just trollin', but
>> the only loss is a loss in confidence.
>>
>> Sounds like you already know about the whole kickstarter 'all-or-nothing'
>> deal, so I won't proselytize about that.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> We could help you make flyers if it's holding you up?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Tim Saylor <tim.saylor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:17 AM, tetsu yatsu <tetsuharu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://www.kickstarter.com/start
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> I want everyone to have a laser cutter.
>>>>
>>>> If you start a kickstarter for getting a laser cutter, I will donate.
>>>>
>>>> There's the link. Doesn't cost anything. Just do it.
>>>>
>>>> Worst that'll happen is you'll not get a laser cutter, which is where
>>>> you are now.
>>>>
>>>> Come on.
>>>>
>>>> I got my pocket book out. Let's get you a laser cutter.
>>>>
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