Has Kickstarter finally hit rock bottom?

[maxxon]

actually, it's not 10% their fee, quite less.

Ok, it's 5% for KS plus 3-5% for Amazon payments, 8-10% total. In US, UK is same + VAT.

Effectively, you're looking at having roughly 90% of the money you collected actually on your bank account.

Yes, KS is effective but is also a lucrative low risk operation. There wouldn't be competitors popping up left right and center if it wasn't...

[beefcake]

To add to the above (at least for NZ based KS) KS fee of 5% The payment processing fee is also 3% plus 20c for pledges over $10 or for under $10 5%+5c so. It can be over 10% in fees not all going to KS.

[Conquistador]

People obviously think it (KS, starting a small business,) is going to work to achieve what they want.  Otherwise they wouldn't do it.  Reality is a process that can teach lessons but I find many people reject the reality because it doesn't meet their false beliefs. 

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

<snip>

Over here in North America, you don't have the right to a job either. Maybe the right to grovel. Maybe. But I'm straying into politics, so I'll just leave it at that...

This is the statement that spurred my last comment but too take it any further is indeed politics.      

Gracias,

Glenn

[Too Bo Coo]

Then again, sometimes, although not very often, a ballsy move does pay off!  But I would not use that as my business plan!

[FramFramson]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad

[Sangennaru]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad

that man understood everything. Max respect.

[carlos marighela]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad

Genius. That's one thing you have to concede about Tony Reidy, he always manages to bounce back with a new business venture.

 

[Archie]

Reality is a process that can teach lessons but I find many people reject the reality because it doesn't meet their false beliefs.

Great line Glenn!

[Cubs]

I may on board if someone does a Waldorf Salad KS.

[AndrewBeasley]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad

Hat ! He's doing a hat 

[Conquistador]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad

Looks good  but my wife's looks better  (or did before we ate it all for 4th of July.)   

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

Great line Glenn!

Learned much too often first hand...

I just try to make each mistake a new and different one.   

Gracias,

Glenn

[Cubs]

Looks good  but my wife's looks better 

That's what I thought about the Italian bird in the skimpy vest.

As a (former) salesman, one of the most important parts of a transaction was to literally 'ask for the sale'. There's no point presenting a desirable something to a potential customer if all they do is like it and then wander away with their money. If someone can ask for the sale, without actually having anything to sell (except perhaps the hat), and people are willing to part with their money all the same ... well good luck to them for some ballsy risk taking.

[WitchfinderGeneral]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad

Would not back this. Doesn't look very promising, guy has obviously no experience in making potato salad.