To be honest, I don't think the problem is with any of the issues in your survey - I think your IndieGogo campaign just isn't flashy enough. Too much hard science, not enough cheap-and-easy cool factor.
-- The Frank N. Foode kickstarter has almost reached its $10K goal, and that's just for a plushie! The Dino Pet project raised $168K, and all they're doing is designing a plastic bottle. The Glowing Plant project made half a million, not based on the strength of the science behind the project (although that definitely helped), but because they got people excited.
Obviously, the issue is not with the scientific content of your project, or its open source nature or whatever - it's in the whole marketing angle that you need for a successful crowdfunding project. Yes, I know, it rankles having to sell yourself that way - the project should speak for itself, blah, blah, blah. Welcome to crowdfunding reality...
I love your project, and I'll keep trying to drum up more support for it. But if worse comes to worst, you can always regroup and rerun the campaign again some other time. That's actually a fairly common strategy on IndieGogo.
Meanwhile, let me leave you with some resources on how to milk the most out of a crowdfunding campaign:
Hacking Kickstarter: How to Raise $100,000 in 10 Days (Includes Successful Templates, E-mails, etc.)
Patrik
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