Kickstarter Projects

This project was part of the Maven Challenge series. The dataset features 375,000+ Kickstarter projects from 2009-2017, including project name, category, launch date, deadline, goal, amount pledged, number of backers, state, and country.

** Key Questions:**

1. Which category has the highest success percentage? How many projects have been successful?
2. What project with a goal over $1,000 USD, had the biggest Goal Completion % (Pledged / Goal)? How much money was pledged?
3. Can you identify any trends in project success rates over the years?
4. As an investor, what types of projects should you be looking at to guarantee future success?

Key Insights:

1. Projects with goal targets less than $20,000 typically perform better.
2. Games and Design categories provide the best ROI.
3. Tabletop Games is the best overall category for investment.