> so what's stopping new startups to make apps and publish on kickstarter to avoid paying the investors back later? Absolutely nothing, plenty of niche games a

> so what's stopping new startups to make apps and publish on kickstarter to avoid paying the investors back later? Absolutely nothing, plenty of niche games are funded through Kickstarter. > why do these "investors", more like donors, so willing to throw their money at the screen? Because someone is promising to try to build a thing they want, that no professional investor is willing to fund.