Hey guys,
I found success in the project I just started because of all the networking I did before hand. In the last question of this interview I feel like I answered the "exposure" question of why my project is successful:
http://experience-ambition.com/ryan-ris ... t-2-hours/My project was completely funded in 2 hours because of all the networking I did prior to launch. I must have sent over 2 thousand emails to reporters and press people, and was rewarded with a Fox News interview, about 10 blog articles, a business podcast, a newspaper article, and I was even invited to speak about entrepreneurship at the Seattle Interactive Conference this October in front of 500 people. I'm 18! I don't have much experience, but the executives at the conference like my enthusiasm.
My project launched a couple days ago if you're interested:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/12 ... m-coastersBest of luck