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Discover›Nonfiction›Better Safe Than Sorry?
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Better Safe Than Sorry?

A travel memoir about what happened when I stopped asking, “What if something goes wrong?”

Created by William Dean Klinkenberg · Launched Jun 15, 2026 · Closes Jul 6, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →
Raised
$617
Goal $1K
Backers
9
5 data points
Funded
62%
Of goal
Time Left
19 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Nonfiction category average. This project has hit 62% of its goal, while the average live Nonfiction project on Kickstarter sits at 57% (9% above the category).

Early Momentum: 20 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 43 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

5 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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EARLY MOMENTUM
🆕 NEW
20/ 100
Low potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch43h
Funded so far62%
% per hour1.43%
Backers9
Staff pickNo
FORECAST
BETA
~$2K
Predicted to fund 243% of goal
○ Low confidence (early)
How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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