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They could, but it'd be an expensive choice. They'd need to stump up for inhouse supply chain experts and a bunch of insurance (production, shipping, lawsuits l
by jacques_chester 10y ago
They could, but it'd be an expensive choice. They'd need to stump up for inhouse supply chain experts and a bunch of insurance (production, shipping, lawsuits lawsuits lawsuits).
The whole model for Kickstarter is to push all the risk out to the fringes and collect a percentage. They've already become a verb. Adding high overheads and installing a lawsuit magnet doesn't see like the most effective decision.
- ubercore 10y agoI wonder if there's room for an Ebay/Paypal-esque situation. A third party that focuses on _just_ becoming that lawsuit magnet and using expertise to help shepherd projects through production issues like this. Not easy for sure, but maybe possible if focused enough?
- jacques_chester 10y agoSomething like this exists in the movie industry -- completion bonds/guarantees. Specialist insurance companies take a budget percentage. In exchange they guarantee that a film, once financed, will be driven through production. To ensure success they get intimate powers of scrutiny and review. In extreme scenarios they can take over a production entirely. Fire the director, change the script, the works.
- ivraatiems 10y agoThere's a question - why didn't THIS project have insurance?
- wmf 10y agoMany Kickstarter hardware projects are run by people who have no prior experience designing/manufacturing hardware and they often reach their "disruptive" low prices by cutting corners.