Best and worst KickStarter campaigns you've seen?

Believe the hype they say, believe the hype. Well, that's what people did back in the day for a cooler that was just a little bit cooler than the rest called Coolest.

Coolest

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryangrepper/…

This little cooler was so cool in fact that it brought in $13mil pledges with a goal of $50k! Sounds good right? Well...

https://www.amazon.com/Coolest-Cooler-in-Classic-…

Fakespot check:
http://fakespot.com/product/coolest-cooler-in-cla…

$450-500 cooler that is bulky and poorly built is certainly not the Coolest widget around. Swipe left, try again.

Exploding Kittens (card game) by comparison brought in about $8mil in pledges:

Kittens

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/expl…

Kittens is actually doing quite well:
https://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Kittens-About-Ex…

That represents two of many stories to be told on the Win and Fail KickStarter campaigns.

**What are some of the more memorable KickStarter campaigns you've seen? **

 

I have high hopes for Super Troopers 2, which raised money on Indiegogo.

"The $2,000,000 funding goal was reached just 26 hours after the window opened but contributions continued to be added in force. Large ticket perks were offered as incentives to get this funding including tickets to a real beerfest in Chicago, a producer title in the credits ($10,000), a "director" listing ($12,500), a speaking actor role ($10,000), a trip to the ballpark with the five main actors ($15,000), and even the patrol car that will be used in the filming of the movie ($35,000) were all sold out within 12 hours of funding. This project is also, as of March 2016, #27 on the list of highest funded crowdfunding projects and is the #5 largest successfully-completed Indiegogo project; its campaign was completed on April 24.9 The campaign raised $4.4 million for the film, and Fox Searchlight Pictures will release the film."

 

Ongoing? Ubeam is the worst kickstarter in history. It's a company that raised over 10 million on promising wireless ULTRASOUND charging. Ultrasonic sound waves do not hold a lot of energy, as it drops with a squared. Somehow they managed to get a lot of investors on bullshitting alone. Even with automatic, directional antennas, you can not find a efficient way to charge thing with ultrasound. They fell for the "We need a strong female entrepreneur like Elizabeth Holmes figure!

https://ubeam.com/

 

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