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Our first day on Kickstarter: a diary
Website Editor • Feb 26, 2020
Nothing really prepares you for your first day on Kickstarter.
The run-up is full of anticipation, excitement ―and admittedly, some worry― as the team takes giant leap into the future and the business enters a whole new stage of development.
Following a week of little sleep we gathered around a seated David Craig and his laptop for a ceremonial 10:00 am ‘pushing the button’ and launched the campaign with a cheer and a few nervous looks.
Our first funders made contact within 15 minutes and each was greeted with more cheers as we watched the counter change. There soon came a point when we decided to save our energy —and voices— to focus on answering queries and questions and quietly set about (more) contacting and content creating.
The steady flow of support from funders throughout the morning, the afternoon, the evening promoted calm and provided the much needed relief.
And, it became clear throughout the day that what was really motivating us was not so much the rising fund figure as the communication coming from the great variety of people from all over the world. Funders, well-wishers, friends, creative professionals, technology enthusiasts, journalists all provided us with a great result for our first day and the chance for a good night’s sleep!
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