If you look at the rewards the "backers" get[1], I bet they'll spend around half their money on buying and shipping all of that stuff. Possibly more if they pay

If you look at the rewards the "backers" get[1], I bet they'll spend around half their money on buying and shipping all of that stuff. Possibly more if they pay someone to do fulfillment for them. Also, the best way to waste their money is to say "well, people expect us to spend this money, let's find ways to spend it that sound useful." They shouldn't be afraid to spend it on worthwhile endeavors, but they also should be in no rush to spend it. What do you really want them to spend it on? A few more developers might be good if they know good people, but wasting much time on hiring when they've just got a summer isn't worth it. (Btw, anyone know if they're returning to school in the fall?) So they'll pay for their plane tickets, rent, and food. Hopefully they'll contract someone to help make the UI gorgeous unless one of them is really good at it (though it looks pretty good right now). And if they end the summer with $75k in the bank that they can use going forward, that's awesome. [1]: right sidebar of http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/196017994/diaspora-the-personally-controlled-do-it-all-distr http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/196017994/diaspora-the-p...