You’ve read this guide, you’ve researched other projects, you’ve found an audience, and you’ve created a compelling pitch, but your project didn’t make it. You did everything you could to drum up support, but it still wasn’t enough. That’s okay. Maybe your idea wasn’t ready. Maybe you didn’t explain yourself clearly enough. You aren’t necessarily going to get it right the first time. Before I came to Kickstarter I launched many other projects, most of which failed. It was learning from those failures that ultimately helped me be successful.

One of the best aspects about Kickstarter is that you risk very little when launching a project. So even if it fails, it’s not really that bad. You will probably be disappointed, but at least you didn’t spend a lot of time and money creating something, only to find it’s not what people want. You will have learned about yourself and have a better idea how to launch a project. All of that experience will be valuable the next time around.

What’s Left?

Courage.

Courage to do something meaningful. Courage to silence that voice in your head that makes you doubt yourself. Courage to launch your project into the world.

Overcoming our fears is never easy, but its part of the process. In a world filled with so much uncertainty, we need people who will stand up and make a difference. You may think your project isn’t that important, but you never know who you will inspire. Many of the people I talked with, said how the success of other projects got them to launch their own. So go out there and make something happen.

We are waiting for you.

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