Crowdfunding launch benchmark

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# Crowdfunding launch benchmark

For one product and its Kickstarter category. Funded comparables set the bar; ads and TikTok show how they filled the page.

## 1. Comparables

1. Find the category id with @[Kickstarter · List categories](alexandria:kickstarter-com/crowdfunding-projects/list_categories).
2. Pull funded peers with @[Kickstarter · Search projects](alexandria:kickstarter-com/crowdfunding-projects/search_projects) (`category_id`, `term` = product type, `state=successful`, `sort=most_funded`). Keep ten whose goal is in the same range as yours.
3. Read each with @[Kickstarter · Get project stats](alexandria:kickstarter-com/crowdfunding-projects/get_project_stats) (project `url`) for backers and amount pledged, and @[Kickstarter · Get project](alexandria:kickstarter-com/crowdfunding-projects/get_project) for goal, reward tiers and campaign length.

## 2. How they drove traffic

4. Search Meta ads with @[Upspring · Search ads](alexandria:upspring/ads/search) (`q` = product type plus Kickstarter or pre-launch). Note hooks, the pre-launch offer (early-bird, reminder sign-up) and landing pages.
5. Search TikTok with @[Oriane · Search TikTok videos](alexandria:oriane/tiktok/posts-search) (`caption` = product type plus kickstarter, `sort=viewsCount:desc`, `projection=default`). Note which formats earned views before launch day.

## 3. Timing

6. Check demand timing with @[Trends · Interest over time](alexandria:firecrawl-trends/trends/interest_over_time) (`keywords` = product type, `time=today 5-y`) to avoid launching into a seasonal trough.

## Write the benchmark

- **Goal:** a funding goal and backer target grounded in the comparables' range.
- **Tiers:** reward tier patterns that recur among the best performers.
- **Pre-launch plan:** ad hooks, TikTok formats and the week to launch.
- **Sources:** cite each figure to its project and capability. Say what could not be found.

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