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How many businesses with investors fail? Who cares if they deliver or not, the point is "kickstarting" something, not pre-ordering something.
by marknutter 14y ago
How many businesses with investors fail? Who cares if they deliver or not, the point is "kickstarting" something, not pre-ordering something.
- pbhjpbhj 14y ago>Who cares if they deliver or not // The investors?
- zanny 14y agoI don't see Kickstater or its surrogate crowdfunding tool going truly mainstream until after someone devises a legal mechanism to hold projects accountable for taking the money and running.
- RobotCaleb 14y agoThere are no investors in Kickstarter.
- marknutter 14y agoThat was poorly phrased. I meant, it's not about pre-paying for a product, it's about funding something you believe will be awesome if it's created, and if it is created, getting access to it in some way.
- hnriot 14y agoIt's totally about pre-paying for a product or service. To think anything else is very naive. You really think all those people were just wanted to believe in something awesome - no they wanted that Pebble watch or that Dresden Dolls album.
- peterhajas 14y agoBacker rewards are (if they meet their funding goal) "You will get ___". If I don't receive it, then they should refund me. I'm not throwing money away for the sheer whim of "backing" people who won't give me my reward - I expect the reward. I care if they deliver or not! I paid money! If they don't deliver, then they stole from me.
- marknutter 14y agoThen you probably shouldn't be backing projects on kickstarter.