POLL: Kickstarter/Crowdfunding Delivery Survey

It's time for another Kickstarter/Crowdfunding poll! This time, we're focusing on the delivery/fulfillment timelines for crowdfunded projects backed between January 1 and August 31 of 2012. Answer in the questions below and I'll put together an infographic next week.

Comments

  1. AnonNovember 26, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    You should add an option for each of the backed-project details questions, to specify whether the project was successfully funded (or rewrite the question to denote that the FIRST/SECOND/THIRD projects backed in 2012 only refer to successfully-funded projects).

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  2. DanielSolisNovember 26, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    Added notes to the section headers!

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  3. Wayne ZombieNovember 26, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    In the second to last question, you're asking questions about the third project backed and the text refers to the second project. Minor problem, but distracting.

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  4. DanielSolisNovember 26, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    Strange. I don't see that text referencing the second project.

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  5. Joshua A.C. NewmanNovember 26, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    Wow. I backed a lot of projects this year. 23 and counting. Many, I have no rewards coming.

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  6. MaxGamesSeidmanNovember 29, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    You might want to consider adding an N/A option to the both of the satisfaction questions. I backed Solforge and it hasn't delivered yet, so I don't know how satisfied I am.

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  7. DanielSolisNovember 30, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Gotcha. There's a lot of things I'll do better next time I run a survey like this. Thanks for your patience! :)

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