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FloorDrobe generated £18,000 in Kickstarter presales against a £4,000 target

John Therling · Advice Line with Lyndon Cormack of Herschel Supply Co. · Feb 27, 2025 · at 22:07

FloorDrobe founder John Therling shares the crowdfunding metrics for his leaning clothes ladder with Guy Raz and Lyndon Cormack.

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“We wanted to pre-sell about 4000 pounds worth, and we sold about 18,000 pounds worth.”

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The claim, plainly

FloorDrobe generated approximately £18,000 in presales on Kickstarter against an initial goal of £4,000.

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Assessment

Public Kickstarter campaign records for 'The Floor-Drobe®: No more clothes on the chair... ever!' (created by Jonathan Thurling, run April 16, 2024 – May 16, 2024) confirm an initial funding goal of £4,270 and a total amount pledged of £18,098 from 188 backers. Both numbers match the speaker's stated approximate figures of wanting to pre-sell 'about 4000 pounds worth' and selling 'about 18,000 pounds worth'.

Kickstarter campaign records show the official funding goal was £4,270.
Kickstarter campaign records show total pledged funding concluded at £18,098 across 188 backers upon campaign close on May 16, 2024.

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Floordrobe Kickstarter goal pledged

assessed as of 2026-09-03

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FloorDrobe generated £18,000 in Kickstarter presales against a £4,000 target

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