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Kickstarter is really starting to ramp up in the money projects raise. Below is the story of woe of one of the early Kickstarter darlings that raised $87k. Two
by asmithmd1 14y ago
Kickstarter is really starting to ramp up in the money projects raise. Below is the story of woe of one of the early Kickstarter darlings that raised $87k. Two years ago it was second only to Diaspora (another eventual failure) in the amount of money raised
http://hive.slate.com/hive/made-america-how-reinvent-american-manufacturing/article/the-lost-lockpick http://hive.slate.com/hive/made-america-how-reinvent-america...
I have backed a dozen projects over the past year for a total of almost $1000 and have received exactly 2 deliveries for a total of $70 of value. My enthusiasm will wain if more of these projects don't pan out.
- EliRivers 14y agoYou're not buying something. You're not trying to gamble and get back something worth more than you put in. You're donating to a cause.
- jivatmanx 14y agoRead the article. Kickstarter makes some 5% on these projects. Their site hosting costs can't be very much... I'd really like them to be, to some degree, consultants to project creators, and hire people that have business expertise in various types of projects.