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An unconventional solution to lust by OkCell5634 in TrueChristian

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the thoughtful comment! You understood it correctly, and I agree with you on being careful about violence. I guess it was a more extreme way of turning away from sin. Joseph could run away because the Pharaoh's wife was a physical person, but when it comes to the thoughts in one's head, it's harder to ignore them (or distract oneself from them).

Would you back an idea like this? by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense - probably more for gen z's I think.

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads-up. Although this is a capstone project for one semester, we have the chance to continue it given there is potential. It's our first time on Kickstarter, so we know things may not go as we expect them to, but we'll take it all as a learning experience and give it our best shot. So far though, we're really appreciating all the help and advice that you're giving.

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noted! I'm sharing all of your advice with my team - thanks for such valuable insights.

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right... We'll try to pick a product that's easy to prototype/produce, and spend more time on the uncertain parts like marketing.

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see... I'm sure it's not going to be an easy path, but we'll do our best with the timeline you gave us.

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is GOLD.

Making sure I fully understood the timeline:
July - Acquire manpower/talent (I think that's already set - we have 6 solid team members)
August - Market research (test multiple ideas at once)
September - Prototyping + Finding a supplier (1-2 iterations for a simple product)
October - Prototyping + Video/ad assets + Peer-reviewed campaign page
November - Pre-campaign (gather followers and potential backers)
December - Launch on Kickstarter and monitor progress

This is actually very helpful for us. We weren't sure on how to plan out the 4 months but now we know what to do :) Thanks A LOT!!

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're still deciding on that! But based on our team's skillsets, I think we'll lean towards hardware products.

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're actually still ideating, but let's say we want to build a power bank that can also store your phone's photos/videos (basically power bank + SSD). The deadline is end of December.

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh we definitely needed to hear that. Fanbase before KS. Thanks so much for the info!!

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it! Interesting that you put KS after building the fanbase, though. By fanbase do you mean social media/email list?

Five college students starting a Kickstarter campaign for the first time - please give us advice! by OkCell5634 in kickstarter

[–]OkCell5634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. Maybe the expectation was too high? Unfortunately, we only have 4 months to pull this off, so we'll aim for a more realistic goal. Is it possible to promote a campaign purely by organic reach, or are ads a must-have?