I think I am going to withdraw my Bitcoin Kickstarter

[the founder]

EDIT:  This is a record,  most likely (after you read this thread)  you'll see that I had the world's first Bitcoin Kickstarter project approved, and most likely I will be deleting it tommrow (after I sleep on it to make sure).

My vision was that one day Kickstarter would be a viable option for developers to make innovative bitcoin projects.   However my vision wasn't shared by the bitcoin community (at least the ones in this thread).

Unless someone can convince me otherwise I think there is a 90% chance it's going to get deleted.

Thanks for your contributions (time and criticisms)

- Roger

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adagency/mobile-bitcoin-app-for-ios



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Kickstarter has approved its first Bitcoin Project

This is big deal people, bigger than just the value of this project.

If this is successful, I believe it will be a first for the Bitcoin Community. It also will help pave the way for other Bitcoin innovations to be funded though Kickstarter.

http://www.adaptiveglass.com/?p=711

[coinnewb]

it's -> its

[the founder]

fixed

[Matthew N. Wright]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adagency/mobile-bitcoin-app-for-ios

How many other IOS apps exist for Bitcoin right now?

[the founder]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adagency/mobile-bitcoin-app-for-ios

How many other IOS apps exist for Bitcoin right now?

zero funded by kickstarter.

[gramma]

Thanks for fixing the apostrophe issue. More importantly, BIG GRATS!!!  Also, many thanks from the rest of us. This is an important step in establishing Bitcoin as a means of exchange.

[coinnewb]

I'm only trying to help .  If it gets picked up by other mainstream media, we don't want to look like unprofessional bunch (not implying anything ).

I like the concept, but it needs over $5k to develop?

[timfah]

Mhmm it's a very very easy app. Nothing big.

But $5,750 goal?
Such an iOS-App cost just around $100.

[the founder]

It will cost me that much...    I need to most likely have some people help me (and that costs money)  though I will be building it myself,  I built for Android Mobile, HTML5 webapps but this needs more...  plus I will need to scale up the infrastructure as well (better servers, ect) in reality that most likely will be where a big part of the money is going.

I really hope the community supports this...  it will pave the way for everyone....   overall increasing the value of Bitcoins themselves as now they can be funded via traditional means as well...   

[DastanX]

who needs ios?

i dont want apple kiddos using bitcoin

[Matthew N. Wright]

I'm not sure how this is done, but on kickstarter and indiegogo, I'm pretty sure you just submit any batshit crazy project you want and as long as it's not illegal it's automatically accepted. That, and as a mobile developer, an HTML5 *all browser* automated updating site doesn't cost $5,000. This just doesn't look right.

[BTC Books]

I will never own an iOS device... but I threw in for 5 anyhoo.

[Mike Christ]

Whoops--I forgot to mention this before, as it hadn't crossed my mind.

Apple doesn't like anything to do with Bitcoin apparently.  So I hope you didn't plan on doing anything that PayPal currently does, or it's likely to be rejected.    They've already pulled a few iOS apps related to Bitcoin.

[Anon136]

how about a kickstarter to kickstart a bitcoin kickstarter

[the founder]

I'm not sure how this is done, but on kickstarter and indiegogo, I'm pretty sure you just submit any batshit crazy project you want and as long as it's not illegal it's automatically accepted.

does not work like that at Kickstarter... they go though a whole process.  hence why almost all bitcoin kickstarters were denied prior.

[bitcoinstarter]

how about a kickstarter to kickstart a bitcoin kickstarter

I agree 

[Anon136]

how about a kickstarter to kickstart a bitcoin kickstarter

I agree 

hey thats awesome, ill have to check out your site.

[matthewh3]

I'm not sure how this is done, but on kickstarter and indiegogo, I'm pretty sure you just submit any batshit crazy project you want and as long as it's not illegal it's automatically accepted. That, and as a mobile developer, an HTML5 *all browser* automated updating site doesn't cost $5,000. This just doesn't look right.

I agree $5,000 to make a basic app.  It sounds like there just trying to bounce some money off bitcoins popularity.  I'm always backing things on Kickstarter for a dollar here and there but I don't like what this app is offering.  A simple bookmark would be of as much use.  If it was for a wallet or something useful I'd throw it a dollar.

Whoops--I forgot to mention this before, as it hadn't crossed my mind.

Apple doesn't like anything to do with Bitcoin apparently.  So I hope you didn't plan on doing anything that PayPal currently does, or it's likely to be rejected.    They've already pulled a few iOS apps related to Bitcoin.

To true but not that I like or use Apple products but it is a big market share.

[bitcoinstarter]

how about a kickstarter to kickstart a bitcoin kickstarter

I agree 

hey thats awesome, ill have to check out your site.

Lol thanks ;-)  launching a fairly known project on the site in the next hour or so.

[the founder]

I agree $5,000 to make a basic app.  It sounds like there just trying to bounce some money off bitcoins popularity.  

I can't believe this is the response I am getting...  

That's what you guys think?  I shopped around for hosting for 1 year to support about 70,000 pageviews a day ,  help for building an iOS port of the existing Android and webapp,  and then added it together and that's the figure I got...

It's not "awesome this paved the way for bitcoin kickstarter projects, now there will be tons of innovation in the community"

It's "he wants to pay too much for webhosting"

Whoops--I forgot to mention this before, as it hadn't crossed my mind.

Apple doesn't like anything to do with Bitcoin apparently.  So I hope you didn't plan on doing anything that PayPal currently does, or it's likely to be rejected.    They've already pulled a few iOS apps related to Bitcoin.

It's just going to be roughly similar to the Android and Webapp...   I need it to be approved on the App Store...  can't do too much with their rule set so I will have to keep it simple.




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