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Statistical Models Can Predict Kickstarter's Success Within 4 Hours
Ars Technica coverage of research showing statistical models can predict Kickstarter campaign success within the first four hours of launch. Early-momentum signals turn out to be highly predictive — social proof compounds quickly.
Ubuntu Edge Funding Level
Coverage of the Ubuntu Edge Indiegogo campaign's funding progress in July 2013 — Canonical's attempt to crowdfund a high-spec smartphone/desktop hybrid that ran full Ubuntu. It became the largest crowdfunding campaign in history at the time before ultimately falling short of its $32M goal.
Scanadu Scout: The First Medical Tricorder
Scanadu Scout's Indiegogo campaign for a handheld medical sensor that measures vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, SpO2) in seconds by touching the forehead. One of the most-funded health crowdfunding campaigns of 2013, invoking the Star Trek tricorder as its design aspiration.
The Pressure of Crowdfunding Success
NYT piece on how successful Kickstarter campaigns created intense pressure on hardware and product entrepreneurs to deliver — many had raised money before fully validating manufacturing, supply chain, or costs. The dark side of crowdfunding as premature public commitment.
Pebble Watch: The Most Successful Kickstarter Project Ever (Forbes)
Forbes coverage of Pebble Watch's Kickstarter record-breaking campaign — a second angle on the same story covered by Wired, showing how broadly the Pebble crowdfunding success was covered across tech media in April 2012.