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from this article: http://allthingsd.com/20121105/kickstarter-ceo-no-ipo-for-us-and-no-equity-crowdfunding-either/ http://allthingsd.com/20121105/kickstarter-ce
by nakedrobot2 14y ago
from this article: http://allthingsd.com/20121105/kickstarter-ceo-no-ipo-for-us-and-no-equity-crowdfunding-either/ http://allthingsd.com/20121105/kickstarter-ceo-no-ipo-for-us...
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Kickstarter has no plans to get into equity crowdfunding — where small backers would get a piece of the companies they fund — despite legislative efforts like the JOBS Act to make such investments more accessible and legal.
“We think the most disruptive aspect [of Kickstarter] is the removal of the investment component,” Chen said. “People are supporting projects because they want to see them happen. It’s so different than giving money because you want to make a profit.”
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- zanny 14y agoI think they are right, that is where all information based media needs to head. It is a bygone concept to keep charging per unit for something infinite and have it funded by people trying to make money off the sales. Makes much more sense for people to put money into what they want and directly fund it.
- wissler 14y agoIf Kickstarter wouldn't support micro-investment then someone else would, and if they also supported the Kickstarter model, I see no reason why Kickstarter would prevail in the long term. I've read that Valve Software would like to fund games on this model but as of now they can't legally do it.