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ztylus,

I created this thread because I had almost exactly the same experience as you a year or so ago.

Many more of these posts and I'm thinking we need to file a ripoff report or something that will increase exposure to their lack of good service and follow through.

OK! There seems to be a growing consensus that Crowdco / Patrick Calderon should not be trusted or used. We have filed a complaint with the BBB which Patrick has not replied to. I suggest you all do the same. Here is the link. There is a complaint option on the right side. m Do you all have any othe...

Update on my interaction with Patrick Calderon and Crowdco: I will refrain from editorializing and simply convey the facts of what has happened. I leave it to the readers of this thread to draw conclusions as necessary. Since posting my above review (Early October), Patrick contacted me and offered ...

Honestly, I think it's because a lot of crowdfunding founders are inexperienced and excited and thus easily duped.

But that's why we need a forum like this to warn eachother on!

Here is our official review, having used Crowdco / Patrick Calderon-Dakin to do PR for our campaign. The good: Patrick was very good to communicate over the phone. He was assuring and confident in his plan when we spoke on the phone. The not so good: First, Patrick wasn't very timely in getting back...

Seems to be just about the most solid offer we have received.

Any insight?

The guys name is Patrick Calderon-Dakin and the site is crowdco.co

I am full time now trying to start my company, using kickstarter as a major stepping stone in the process. I easily put in 40 hours a week on the campaign. It's too easy to see my time as generating funding, so it's hard to not put all of my free time into it! I put in 10-20 hours a week part timing...

Ads promoting kickstarter projects were what eventually lured me in. Having seen an ad on facebook for an innovative new product (time and oak whiskey elements), I linked into the site and became acquainted with it's function. It's actually pretty slick. Kickstarter doesn't have to advertise their s...

I thought their "share for a reward" concept was ingenious.

I'm trying something similar on my campaign: http://kck.st/1OOHkvi except for we are pairing it with our social mission and donating $1 per share.

Are those sorts of promotions common on campaigns? This was the first time I'd seen it.