Thanks. These are good points. I'm cool with adding my name, and did in the description. I can't change our account name, however. As for rewards, at $2500, we are $700 past our goal. Let me discuss with JV some about other potential rewards. Due to the nature of the app, the ability to build personal variation within the app itself is limited. If sending cans out to people will make the difference, I'm up for it.
JTHipster is right, People want "things" for their contribution. A chant in a circle? That's not going to cut it. People are giving you their money. Send them a tin can sticker or put together a "how to make a real tin can phone" kit. Send them string and a diagram of how to build one (can's not included). -Silly, but it gives them buy-in. Maybe at $50 you send out a "how to diagram" and at $75 the diagram and string and at $100 they get the diagram, the string and two tin cans. At $500 they get the family package, enough string and cans for 5 people etc.... Just some ideas off of the top of my head.
The account name is fine, its mainly using your hubski account names on the kickstarter. You can mention them, but your real names should be the ones used on the actual page. Personal variation isn't a super big deal. It also can create a negative effect, where you have an established elite group with colored names that keeps new people from using it. When this gets cross posted to reddit, be sure to send everyone the link here so we can help give it some visibility.
Ok, I just added the tin can phone reward at $75. :) UPDATE: Just added a $25 reward. Will do. Is there any /r you suggest other than /r/hubski? I would guess that most subreddits don't want kickstarters.When this gets cross posted to reddit, be sure to send everyone the link here so we can help give it some visibility.
See.. and I just changed my donation from $50 to $75, just so I can get the tin can phone reward.
/r/technology will likely eat it up, even /r/darknet if it's still around. Reddit is very accepting of kickstarters so long as its related to the subreddit. You just need to get it visible in one subreddit and people will get it visible in others. I'd also recommend creating a lower backing than $10. Something like $5, as well as $10 and other higher ones has that appeal of less than a meal. Its hard not to justify spending $5 on something you agree with that would be useful. If I keep making suggestions I'm going to overwhelm this conversation. I used to be much more in-tune with the reddit community, but have since dropped off. IIRC, there's really not much opposition to kickstarters, just so long as they're not way too off topic or frivolous.
Can or 2 cans string with a string and the logo would be awesome. You know tin can version 1.0