IamA guy who just surpassed his kickstarter funding goal by 31,576% and is inviting the whole internet to a potato salad party!! AMA!

Will there be onions in the potato salad?

I don't know! Send me a good recipe? We could crowd source a crowd funding project?

Hey man, I live a stone's throw away in Gahanna, and I work for Donatos Pizza. Would it be cool with you if I shoot a message over at Donatos HQ and see if there's anything we can do to help make that pizza party happen?

That would be perfect! PM me and I'll get you my contact info.

Why did you post an Ama if you are not planning to answer anything until morning? Why not just post it then?

SORRY! I wasn't following the clock! My bad! Hope you'll stick around.

Will it take you three days to make that potato salad? If so, make sure nobody lands on it.

There's so much money and so many backers! That's so much potato salad and so many names to say out loud (I'm saying each name out loud for each potato salad type that I make)! It could take me weeks to make the potato salad.

Why potato salad?

Dude, I don't know. It seemed so right.

Might write about you for grad school. This is an existential masterpiece. Do you consider yourself a sort of modern day Camus, with more tongue-in-cheek? I'm broke, but I promoted the hell out of your Kickstarter. The idea is as absurd as it is All-American. The backers have got to be as quirky as they are sheeple-y. Guess we all are. #notevenhigh

I'd love to have a sit down if you do.

What are your thoughts on how to safely mail a bite of potato salad? Some of the ingredients require refrigeration.

Yea, it's going to be a challenge. I would have put it under risks if I had ever considered that anyone outside of Columbus would want some. I thought I'd just go to people's houses and hand it off.

Hi Zack! Congrats on the successful on-going kickstarter project! My question is.. Why? Why are you doing this? What made you think of starting a kickstarter for potato salad? Why a $10 starting funding rate? Did you expect to go above that? Did you think it was possible to get this much attention over potato salad? You say you've never made potato salad before.. So what do you think makes your potato salad interesting? Perhaps just the sheet simplicity of the idea, and the concept of a crowd of people coming together to make potato salad?

I never thought it would go this far. $10 seemed like a good, conservative goal. I think the thing people are responding to is the opportunity to come together around something equal parts absurd and mundane. Potato Salad isn't controversial, but it seems to unite us all.

Will you donate the money you don't actually need to charity?

Kickstarter explicitly prohibits saying that we will donate excess proceeds to charity so I can't say that we will donate excess proceeds to charity.

I LIVE in Columbus. I will now be watching for details on the potato salad party, because I'm not quite certain if this is stupid or amazing but I'm on board either way.

Do you think you'll have any problems with this thing, though? Any worries that Kickstarter will pull the project for being so... well, goofy?

CBUS represent! I've already accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish and more. I have no worries. Come to the party! Seriously!

What if I don't like potato salad, huh? What then?

Do you like parties? Consider this your official invitation to the potato salad party, internet citizen!

What is your recipe?

What is yours!? I am looking for all the help I can get! BTW, consider this your official invitation to the potato salad party! As a citizen of the internet, you will be on the official guest list!!

Is your salad open-sourced?

Yes! We should start a repo!

What should I do for my ingredient for Canadian-inspired potato salad? Can I back twice so I can add cheese curds and gravy?

That sounds so tasty! I have a Canadian already working on a recipe for the book, but I suppose 2 isn't too many! Can you send the recipe?

Do you see yourself doing similar kickstarters in the future?

This seems like a one hit wonder kind of thing.

What type of potato salad shall it be?

There will be four types!

Will you buy the potato salad a car when it's 16?

16 years from now, none of us will be driving / owning cars! Come to the party! You're invited, internet citizen!

Awesome that your campaign has gathered so much steam, ever think about sending our tubs of Potato Salad? I know you've never made any but a lot of people are interested.

oh man, I'm stuck trying to figure out how to ship bites of potato salad. I have no idea how I would send a whole tub!

I live in Columbus, Ohio too! How many people could I invite to come with me? Will you have an additional tip jar or let us know we can bring something nonperishable to help donate to the needy?

Yes. Donations at the party will be encouraged. Fantastic idea!

Everyone is invited!!! Bring everyone!

Re: the $20 pledge. Will all of us be receiving the same potato-themed haiku, or will you write different poems for each of us?

Different poems, but I was planning on only doing that for the 4 potato madness level people. If there is an interest, I'll do them for other levels too! Come to the party!

What's the most memorable potato salad you've had?

Grandma's Potato Salad, Giant Eagle.

Are we talking mustard-y potato salad or the German kind? Because I'm all about the mustard one.

I suppose I'll do both! Thanks! Come to the party if you're free!

Are you going to send samples of the potato salad in the mail to your backers?

I don't know! Come to the party, internet man/woman!

http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad/ Says has you pegged at $25K. That's a lot for Potato Salad, any long term goals?

I can't imagine that will actually happen. One day at a time. Looking forward, are you coming to the potato salad party. Please say yes!

Do you think you could get the guy from regular ordinary sweedish meal time to provide the mayonnaise?

What's that? Do you think we could? Call him up! Come to the party, internet man or woman!

Is potato salad still potato salad if it's made with sweet potatoes?

I would love to make one! have a recipe? Come to the party, internet citizen!

Are you going to put Reeser's out of business?

No way. I would pull the plug if I thought this was hurting any one in any way. Are you going to be at the party!?

Will you consider overseas distributors for all your non-US backers? Maybe as a further stretch?

I would love that. Do you know anyone?

Do we need to show some sort of invitation at the dinner hall? How much potato salad can each guest have?

No invite needed. Just tell the bouncer that you're from the internet.

By all of the internet, do you mean to include.....4chan?

Yep! Potato Salad is universal! The more the merrier! Consider this your official invitation!

What date are you expecting to hold this potato salad party?

No idea! Will you be there!?

Are you watching Rampart?

Yes and I'm napping next to Morgan Freeman while I type this!!!

Did this start as a joke? I mean, I believe you're making Potato Salad, but it doesn't even require $10.

I wanted to make the good kind.

Where is the party going to be?

Columbus, Ohio! We'd love to have you!

What type? I NEEEED to know what type of potato salad is on the menu. I plan on making one tomorrow, using homemade mayo, red onion, celery, and baby reds. What are you doing? Maybe I could copy?

How about I copy you? Come to the party, denizen de los internet!

How many potatoes do you plan to buy for the potato salad?

woof, I don't know. that's a lot of potatoes! are you coming to the party?

Where did you get the idea from of starting this project on Kickstarter? Do you already have any idea of what to add into the potato salad? How is the preparation for the pizza party going?

Necessity is the mother of invention! The preparation for the pizza party is going great, in that I haven't prepared at all! Come to the party, internet person!

What is a good meal to go with your potato salad?

I love potato salad with any kind of cookout food. Sausages. Burgers.

Will you stream yourself reading everyone’s names?

Yep! I have some people looking into it!

If you raise even more funds, would you go on a potato-salad-making tour?

Absolutely. My ideal goal would be to bring a scoop of potato salad to everyone's doorstep.

what are you going to do with the money?

Potato!

Should I bring my own lawn chair?

Yep! Now that we're inviting the whole internet, we'll have to do this outside. Maybe on Labor Day.

Turn down for what?

http://www.td4wbutton.com/

What is your real middle name?

Tanger. It was misspelled.

Could you name one batch Cena?

avec plaisir

Have you considered making multiple kinds of potato salad? There are going to be a lot of people, and I'm sure not all of them have the same tastes in potato salad.

Yep. Four kinds.

Will John Cena be attending his own themed party?

Will you please make sure he knows he's invited? The whole internet is going to be there!

Did you ever think you would get this much money?

Never! Did you ever think you'd be invited to such an awesome party in such an awesome city??

What's your recipe for potato salad? Please tell me there's nothing crunchy in it.

Edit: a link to your kickstarter would also helpful :)

I'll make a non-crunchy one.

Are we talking creamy potato salad? I like creamy potato salad.

Sure! Recipe? Are you coming to the party!?

How much do I have to donate to receive a potato salad of yours?

I think it's $3. Also, come to the party, internet person!

Will you autograph my portion for me? The actual food, not the container.

How does I autograph salad!? Come to the party, internet person!

have you ever had japanese potato salad before?

NO BUT THAT SOUNDS AWESOME. Send me a recipe!?

What are your shipping rates on potato salad?

I haven't considered it! Come to the party, internet person!

Hi, long time fan here. What are your feelings on texture ingredients? Savory ingredients like red onions or more plain ones like celery?

I just want a good potato salad. Come to the party, internet person!

Did you know that, despite the name, potato mashers aren't actually made of potatoes?

What are they made of? Did you know that uppotatosaladsupporter isn't made of potatoes?

I don't like potato salad. Will you have baked beans?

Yep! Baked beans are delicious! Are you coming to the party? Should I put you down for +1?

Is this going to fix capitalism?

I think it could fix some things. Big problems are really just a collection of small problems, so maybe potato salad is fixing a few of the really small problems. I genuinely hope it is. :) Are you coming to the party?

I have two questions. Will you growl my name? Is your potato salad good, or a pile of doodie?

I'm really worried that at least one batch will be a 'pile of doodie'. It's my first potato salad. I will growl your name!