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Kickstarter Economics 101: The True Costs of a Successful Project (littlemight.com)
8 points by keywonc 4328 days ago
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This should be mandatory reading for everyone running a Kickstarter or similar. Great breakdown of costs.
Kudos for their transparency. I hope this helps make it clear that the core value of doing a Kickstarter project is creating an engaged community of your fans, not making profit.