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There is a world of difference between a physical working prototype and product that you can deliver in commercial quantities. I guess Kickstarter is aiming to
by siganakis 14y ago
There is a world of difference between a physical working prototype and product that you can deliver in commercial quantities.
I guess Kickstarter is aiming to fund physical projects that already have a working prototype and require funding to deliver in large quantities.
It seems fair to me, as the person requesting funding should be required to have put in a fair amount of effort beyond a flashy 3 minute video promising the world. A working prototype seems to be a fair bar.
- ghshephard 14y agoI think that Kickstarter is happiest with the things like ElevationDock - a fully functional prototype, that they just had to figure out how to manufacture in large quantities. They certainly had their challenges - but would have had no chance without a big group of people ordering up front.
- samspot 14y agoI don't think it says anywhere that the prototype has to work. I'm reading this in a way that says I have to show what I've already accomplished. It is ok if the prototype doesn't work yet, and I think it is ok to expect the project creators to do some of the work before they create a kickstarter project.
- shasta 14y agoThis is a prototype of my perpetual motion machine. The batteries will not be required in the production version.
- tesseract 14y agoThat's kind of the point. The fact that you have to show the prototype allows potential backers to make a judgement about whether they think you are likely to succeed or not.