Why go through all the trouble of collecting this data? Why not just ask what potential backers want?

When you make a Kickstarter profile, it’s automatically set to private. Does setting it to public make you more likely to succeed?

How much does backing other Kickstarter campaigns help your own to get funded? Is the effect large enough to even be tangible?

Kickstarter’s default campaign length is 30 days, but should your campaign keep it that way? How long should your Kickstarter campaign be?

Think you know why Kickstarters succeed or fail? Well, the real reasons might be harder to identify than it seems.

How do first-time creators stack up against the rest on Kickstarter?

Let’s take a look at the most popular and most successful categories on Kickstarter.

You want your Kickstarter campaign to succeed, so let’s start off with the biggest factor that affects success.

Introducing a blog series dedicated to answering data-centric questions about what affects the average Kickstarter’s success.