


Kickstats: What's the Best Day to End?
Although it's not as hotly debated as the best day to launch on Kickstarter, people still argue over the best day to end a Kickstarter...
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Kickstats: Go Big or Go Humble?
As a first-time creator on Kickstarter, should you start small as you learn the ropes or go all-in with that awesome project you've been dying...
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Rucksack's Post Mortem
Sometimes failure happens. You need to learn from it and keep moving toward your goal. In this post I'd like to highlight the main lessons...
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Kickstats: What's the Best Day to Launch?
What's the best day of the week to launch on Kickstarter? Conventional wisdom says Tuesday, but does the data back it up?
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Kickstats: Does Where You're From Matter?
If you live in the US, your Kickstarter campaign has a higher chance of succeeding simply because most backers come from the US, right? Well you...
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Kickstats: Where Do Backers Come From?
Do you know what countries your backers will come from on Kickstarter? It could make a big difference!
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Hex Board Generator
Here's a great Excel-based template for creating hex boards. Feel free to download and use it however you'd like!
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5 Things that Make Rucksack Unique
Here are 5 reasons why, I believe, Rucksack stands out from the crowd.
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Kickstats: Surveys vs Hard Data
Why go through all the trouble of collecting this data? Why not just ask what potential backers want?
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Kickstats: Launch Day vs Last Day
Which would you say is more important, a campaign's launch day, or a campaign's end day?
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Kickstats: Do Private Profiles Matter?
When you make a Kickstarter profile, it's automatically set to private. Does setting it to public make you more likely to succeed?
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Kickstats: Backing Other Projects
How much does backing other Kickstarter campaigns help your own to get funded? Is the effect large enough to even be tangible?
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Kickstats: What's the Best Campaign Length?
Kickstarter's default campaign length is 30 days, but should your campaign keep it that way? How long should your Kickstarter campaign be?
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Kickstats: The Problem of Causation
Did you know there's a link between a population's life expectancy and the average number of TVs per person? It's true. You can increase your...
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Kickstats: First-time Creators
You have a great idea, you put in the effort, and you're gearing up for Kickstarter, but you're still concerned about the possibility of failure. That's...
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Kickstats: Category Popularity & Success
Let's take a look at Kickstarter project categories, and what their relative popularity and success rates are.
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Kickstats: The Biggest Factor
You want your Kickstarter campaign to succeed, so let's start off with the biggest factor that affects success.
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Kickstats: Introduction
Introducing a blog series dedicated to answering data-centric questions about what affects the average Kickstarter's success.
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Our New Website!
Welcome to our biggest milestone so far - Grumpy Spider Games now has an official website!
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