We are in the midst of an active Kickstarter Campaign (3 weeks to go). In June-July, 2014 (three months ago, basically), we ran our first Kickstarter campaign. It was a veritable nail-biter, because we stagnated at the 40% mark for about 30 days of the 33-day campaign. Then, in the last 24 hours, out of the blue, one early backer and one late backer each independently raised their pledges. Indeed, the late backer initially CANCELLED their first pledge, an almost sent us looking or defilbrators! Then, suddenly, that backer returned, and backed us to the point where we were only $120 shy of our $6,000 funding goal, with just 24 hours to go.
At that point, a pal suggested to me that I should pitch in to fund the campaign (technically, it is my wife's project, but although I know relatives can back it, I've been reticent to do so, as I am immediate family). I wrestled over the decision, as my wife was opposed to anything even remotely unethical. In the end, I got my mother (the early backer) to increase her pledge by $120, and I wired the $120 funds to her bank account, all with just 2 hours to go! We got funded, actually overshooting our goal by $1! Close shave that was! But, I still felt guilty, even though I never let on (till now) that I had nudged Mom to the Rescue when push came to shove.
My wife didn't take any chances with our current campaign:
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/675870 ... fairy-tale