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> so far there’s zero evidence that it’s a good way of providing startup capital for would-be businesses This drives me nuts. There may be insufficient eviden
by jdminhbg 14y ago
> so far there’s zero evidence that it’s a good way of providing startup capital for would-be businesses
This drives me nuts. There may be insufficient evidence to say that Kickstarter is "a good way of providing startup capital...", but there's not zero evidence. If you're trying to come off as the measured, realistic alternative, flailing hyperbole doesn't help.
- TillE 14y agoIt's also a statement that's qualified in an absurd way: "would-be businesses". Even then, there are at least a few very successful videogame projects that fit the bill, Al Lowe's Leisure Suit Larry and Jane Jensen's Pinkerton Road being the most prominent. I think it's worth looking at Kickstarter for different industries in very very different ways. For hardware manufacturing (which seems to be the only thing discussed on HN), it's a huge risk. For just about everything else, it's well-established and fairly predictable.