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New Annotated Edition of Ben Franklin's Start in Politics

"A Modest Enquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper-Currency" (April 1729), the pamphlet that launched Ben's political career.

Created by Oren Litwin · Launched Aug 12, 2026 · Closes Sep 11, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →
Raised
$34
Goal $300
Backers
4
5 data points
Funded
11%
Of goal
Time Left
27 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Academic category average. This project has hit 11% of its goal, while the average live Academic project on Kickstarter sits at 16% (30% below the category).

Early Momentum: 3 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 63 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

Aug 13, 2026Aug 15, 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
3/ 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 launch63h
Funded so far11%
% per hour0.18%
Backers4
Staff pickNo
FORECAST
BETA
~$132
Predicted 44% of goal — at risk
â—‹ 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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