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>And what else does the backer get, apart from the product? The whole point is to see the product come to market. A good project is expected to try and sweeten
by unimpressive 15y ago
>And what else does the backer get, apart from the product?
The whole point is to see the product come to market. A good project is expected to try and sweeten the deal somehow for backers who pledge more money. (Signed pieces, interviews with founder, etc etc.)
- jseliger 15y agoYou get the thing you want, which you wouldn't get otherwise. It's also a way for people to put their money where their mouths are: instead of bullshitting and saying, "Yeah, I'd love X, I'd pay for X" on some forum, if you want X and someone has it on kickstarter, you can prove that you want it. Plus, sometimes Kickstarted projects end up in all kinds of places; for example, I got a CustomSLR strap: http://www.customslr.com http://www.customslr.com , which is exactly as good as I'd hoped, and the product / company was originally funded through Kickstarter.