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Interesting that YC companies are now raising money with Kickstarter instead of VC... great if you can get it.
by qq66 14y ago
Interesting that YC companies are now raising money with Kickstarter instead of VC... great if you can get it.
- brittohalloran 14y agoMakes a ton of sense for a company like this that will likely be able to self-fund after a few hundred pre-orders.
- staunch 14y agoIt's just the newest way to handle pre-orders, which companies (including YC companies) have been doing for years.
- pclark 14y agowith kickstarter raising capital is now a user acquisition strategy. way cooler than some old dude with money that distracts you for months, takes equity and doesn't bring you users nor added visibility.
- nostromo 14y agoThey are likely doing both. KickStarter allows them to show proof of interest without actually having to build the product, which paves the way for a big VC round.