Kickstarter Campaign Ended

March 3 was the last day of the Purrennial Planter Campaign. Though it was not fully funded, only making it to 35% of our goal, I did learn a lot from the experience. I knew about Kickstarter before launching my own project, and it is a different experience being on the other side. There is a lot that goes into a project before the campaign, during, and even after. 

This project has made me more comfortable talking to manufacturers and understanding dimensional drawings so my idea can come to life and is easily understood by those who are making it. Producing an actual product gave me real life numbers for how much things cost to make and sell to not just lose money. Though I won't be pursuing this project, I would feel a lot more confident launching another Kickstarter. I got a lot of good feedback and engaged in a community I feel strongly connected to. Kickstarter helps make our projects a reality and takes them out of the classroom and into the real world. It was the first time I put one of my projects into consumer's hands and it will certainly not be the last.