+1 Omar
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Omar B. <estela...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Clearly this is Canonical's first crowdfunding attempt and they lacked the > experience. > > They already let the MORALE and interest died. > > 2 weeks left and is now slowed down so much that will only get 1 or 2 M > per week. > > So we will only see 2 to 4M more (maybe even 5M if ). > > They didn't even follow The 30% rule: > > > http://gigaom.com/2012/06/28/analyzing-kickstarter-what-succeeds-by-how-much-and-how-often/ > > Which you need to get as fast as possible in order to sustain the momentum > / trust / morale of your fans, specially for the "biggest" one in history, > where breaking all records ASAP by doing everything possible was not an > option but a pre-requisite. > > > But that is OK, this happens daily to dozens of campaigns. So, since they > lacked experience and let it die, It would be better if they just Canceled > this Now and make a better attempt when they're really ready. Examine the > Data and cut out what didn't work and approach it differently. Show that > you can accept your mistakes but are not Quitters. If they want they can > also re-launch this at their own website (which could save up to 1M in > indiegogo fees). > > Am sure some naysayers are going to say that "if they Failed then they > should just Give-Up". But these people clearly don't understand: > > "THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET OF OVERNIGHT SUCCESSES" > > http://www.fastcompany.com/1826976/dirty-little-secret-overnight-successes > > > Cheers. > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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