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New reward structure

Update #4 · Apr 18, 2012 · 14 comments

EDIT: Also, these changes will take effect for everyone who has already pledged at these levels. Though if you could, please switch - if the old ones have 0 pledges I can delete them.

Unfortunately I can't change the pricing structure in place, but based on the feedback we've gotten so far I've added a set of new rewards - all of which are better than their previous ones. :)

$15 - A license and acknowledgement on the contributor list

$50 - A license and early beta access

$100 - A license, early beta access, and participation in feedback rounds

$200 - Two licenses, pre-beta access, and participation in feedback rounds

All the higher rewards ($100+) will also of course include participation in the feedback rounds. Ultimately, this should address people's concerns of buying something before it exists, but providing the opportunity to be a part of it at a lower price point.

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      Creator Sterling Stein on May 9, 2012

      Since $50 is for a license and early access, I think 80 should be for the license, T-Shirt, and early access. That is what I selected, so I hope this is the case.

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      Creator Karl Rosaen on May 3, 2012

      My original pledge was $30 for the t-shirt, if I switch to $50, will I still get the t-shirt along with early access?

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      Creator Steve Morin on May 3, 2012

      Same here, I pledged $50 in the beginning

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      Creator Roman Grazhdan on April 21, 2012

      I guess so. To make sure you will, click 'manage my pledge' and pick the new $50 reward.

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      Creator GreggInCA on April 20, 2012

      I pledged $50 at the very beginning. I assume I'll be getting early beta access, too. Right?

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      Creator Roman Grazhdan on April 18, 2012

      P.S. edit your profile and pick yourself a vanity URL, then the project page will be kickstarter.com/projects/yoururl/light-table

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      Creator Roman Grazhdan on April 18, 2012

      Hey, 15 bucks for that is a steal!
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      I've been on the fence with $50 licence since I'm not a professional programmer, but this seems to be a fair price for a tool which I'm not going to use for real work and which probably won't support the languages I know, but it's still a great concept and something I'd like to back from what you said about the source code.
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      If I was a programmer, though, $50 would be fine.
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      So thanks for giving hobbyists an opportunity to try the tool.
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      Since it would be more or less 'browser' application I should have no problems running it in Linux, right?

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      Creator Chris Granger on April 18, 2012

      These a rough guideline:
      Earliest access - August 2012
      Pre beta - October 2012
      early beta - Decemeber 2012
      Official Beta - late January 2013
      Launch - May 2013

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      Creator Steve on April 18, 2012

      What is the timeline for 'early beta access'? The delivery says May 2013, which is the same as the $50 license without beta...

      Is 'early beta access' different than the 'pre-beta access' defined in $230 pledge (May 2013), and why is the 'pre-beta access' in the $200 pledge in October 2012?

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      Creator Chris Granger on April 18, 2012

      @Tim Hickey

      yessir.

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      Creator Tom Hickey on April 18, 2012

      Does everything $100+ include participation in feedback rounds?

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      Creator Gavan Woolery on April 18, 2012

      I've been looking forward to a "smarter" IDE for quite some time (actually tried to create my own IDE and compiler, back in the day). Being at the top of hacker news, I am surprised no VC offers came your way (or did they?), but nonetheless maybe it is better as a crowd-funded project.

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      Creator Ovidiu Sabou on April 18, 2012

      Pledged 50$. Wise move.

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      Creator Atarun on April 18, 2012

      Ouch! License price down from $50 to $15?
      With such a huge price drop... I HAVE to up my pledge to $15.
      I hope we get to $300k and get Python support, but at that price... I'll just have to take a closer look at Clojure if we don't. ^^

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  • Pledge $15 or more

    4258 backers

    Get added to the list of contributors to the project for showing your support + a license of Light Table

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $15 or more

    45 backers

    Get added to the list of contributors to the project for showing your support.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $30 or more

    132 backers

    A beautiful Light Table t-shirt (add $10 shipping to Canada and $15 international)

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    1641 backers

    A license for Light Table and early beta access.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $50 or more

    186 backers

    A license for Light Table

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $80 or more

    245 backers

    By popular request, this is a license for Light Table and a t-shirt.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $100 or more

    260 backers

    A license for Light Table and early beta access, as well as participation in our feedback rounds. Throughout the product we'll have big questions where we'll want feedback from you. This is your chance to participate.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $100 or more

    138 backers

    A license for Light Table and early access to the betas.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
  • Pledge $130 or more

    150 backers

    A license for Light Table and early access to the betas + the t-shirt

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $200 or more

    32 backers

    Two licenses of Light Table and pre-beta access, as well as participation in our feedback rounds. Throughout the product we'll have big questions where we'll want feedback from you. This is your chance to participate.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $200 or more

    15 backers

    Two licenses for Light Table and pre-beta access.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $230 or more

    19 backers

    Two licenses for Light Table and pre-beta access + the t-shirt

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $500 or more

    23 backers Limited (27 of 50 left)

    Four licenses for Light Table, the Light Table t-shirt, and be part of our absolute earliest user testing. You will get the chance to help shape the entire experience.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    5 backers

    10 licenses of Light Table and acknowledgement as a backer of the project.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $5,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (20 of 20 left)

    25 licenses of Light Table and acknowledgement as a sponsor of the project.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $10,000 or more

    4 backers Limited (1 of 5 left)

    You don't just believe in the product, you believe in the vision and want to be recognized as a true contributor to the future of development. Primarily targeted at companies, you'll have your logo on the front page of our site for at least a year and be a part of all of our launch activities and receive 50 licences of Light Table.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013