Man, in some ways it seems like 30 days flew by, and in others it was a loooong month. Running a Kickstarter campaign is such a roller-coaster. There's the initial excitement, anticipation and fear as you hit that green "LAUNCH" button. Then, if it goes well, things move a breakneck speeds, "New Backer" emails flooding your inbox, people commenting, messaging you, and you still trying to get the word out. You develop this sort of nervous twitch, refreshing your inbox, or campaign site every 5 minutes. When things slow down you doubt. When they pickup, you dream.
Then, when it's all said and done, when "SUCCESSFULL!" appears where your progress meter once displayed, it's eerily quiet, and now you know that hundreds, sometimes thousands of backers are waiting for you to do your part. They've given, they've shared, they've encouraged, corrected and cheered, they've done their part. Now it's all on you.
I'm exhausted, my jaw hurts from clenching it, my teeth from grinding them, yet I'm exceedingly grateful and I'll probably toast with a little wine in 5 hours to another project and product that I'll be able to share with so many people, and will keep me paying the bills and doing what I love.
Then, when it's all said and done, when "SUCCESSFULL!" appears where your progress meter once displayed, it's eerily quiet, and now you know that hundreds, sometimes thousands of backers are waiting for you to do your part. They've given, they've shared, they've encouraged, corrected and cheered, they've done their part. Now it's all on you.
I'm exhausted, my jaw hurts from clenching it, my teeth from grinding them, yet I'm exceedingly grateful and I'll probably toast with a little wine in 5 hours to another project and product that I'll be able to share with so many people, and will keep me paying the bills and doing what I love.
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