imho Yes , but not for "work-in-progress" products (in case of hardware stuff).If there is no working prototype then no. If it is a software i would look at th

imho Yes , but not for "work-in-progress" products (in case of hardware stuff).If there is no working prototype then no. If it is a software i would look at the person record and how many successfull product that guy has finished and delivered and there is no reason why the "kickstartee" cannot provide a working prototype either ( with limited functionalities , ... )