Selfstarter
Web and SaaS
crowdfunding platform
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
21 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Idea: 8 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 4 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Generous open-sourcing of a useful crowdfunding app.
From 3 comments
This is absolutely fantastic of you, guys to share an app like that. Most hardware makers cant make self-serving software like that, and you rock! I am sending the link to all of…
ommunist on HNThis is awesome thanks for making this open source.
keytovlad on HNThanks for sharing this with the community!
xfernandox on HN
Useful for startups planning campaigns.
From 2 comments
Thank you for this. This will be so helpful for my and many other startups. Interesting to note that Kickstarter has an Amazon FlexPay gem on their github.
viraj_shah on HNThanks for open sourcing this. We are probably going to launch a crowdfunding campaign soon, and I am excited to check this out as an option.
jkeesh on HN
Objections
Kickstarter's credibility and refund protection are missing from self-hosted pages.
From 1 comment
Kickstarter has credibility though. I'm comfortable giving them my money, because I know I'll get it back if the project isn't funded. Lockitron and App.net have their own…
RandallBrown on HN
No tests in the codebase.
From 1 comment
Number of tests(Unit,Integration etc) is 0!
gary4gar on HN
Requests
Support pledge-reward setups beyond single products.
From 1 comment
Thanks for releasing this. The design works well for single-product offerings, though would need to be modified for pledge-reward setups.. not too hard to do though.
loceng on HN
Add product liability and safety compliance options.
From 1 comment
Eichin, I’ve also backed quite a few Kickstarter design projects. The biggest risk backers face from Kickstarter design projects is personal safety, not failure to deliver. I’ve…
marknowotarski on HN
Questions
How does it differ from other crowdfunding scripts?
From 1 comment
Can anybody share how it is different from other crowdfunding scripts like Agriya?
johnx123-up on HN
Should a Kickstarter-eligible project use this instead?
From 1 comment
This is really nice! If a project got accepted into Kickstarter, would it be better to stay with them or use this instead? The benefit of exposure to a large community as a…
outdooricon on HN
Alternatives named
Kickstarter
From 2 comments
This could start a trend towards moving away from Kickstarter. So far, the more famous projects that have pursued funding from a similar model without using Kickstarter itself…
rkaplan on HNThis is really nice! If a project got accepted into Kickstarter, would it be better to stay with them or use this instead? The benefit of exposure to a large community as a…
outdooricon on HN
Fundrazr
From 1 comment
This is so awesome -- have the Kickstarter guys contacted you? I wonder how they take this, and what this means for the entire crowd-funding space for that matter, especially the…
mck- on HN
Agriya
From 1 comment
Can anybody share how it is different from other crowdfunding scripts like Agriya?
johnx123-up on HN
invested.in
From 1 comment
RE: your "kickstarter widget" idea, you may want to check out invested.in - they have a white label crowdfunding platform with that feature. Disclaimer: it's my brother's company.
yarone on HN