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Not in the sense of financial investment it's not, unless the defined return is actually bigger (in monetary terms) than the investment. you're referring to so
by raesene9 8y ago
Not in the sense of financial investment it's not, unless the defined return is actually bigger (in monetary terms) than the investment.
you're referring to something like a bond, that pays back more money than is invested.
Kickstarter does nothing of the kind. There you pay money in return someone gives you goods (virtual or physical) that's not an investment, it's a purchase.
- onion2k 8y agoI've worked for companies that have taken a cash investment in return for no equity on the proviso that we worked on the development of a product (or features of a product) in return. It's an investment. No return other than a decent attempt to build the product was expected. When you work in 'speculative' development it's quite common.
- raesene9 8y agohey if you've managed to get companies to give you money with no contract and no requirement for a deliverable, then good on you :) But that's not what kickstarter is and not what their T&C's say. to quote https://www.kickstarter.com/terms-of-use https://www.kickstarter.com/terms-of-use "When a project is successfully funded, the creator must complete the project and fulfill each reward. Once a creator has done so, they’ve satisfied their obligation to their backers. " You're clearly paying money to the creator in return for the stated reward, you're not investing in the hope that they might create (unless that is what was stated in the Kickstarter)