Call me a skeptic, but it's hard to imagine there are still people that will preorder hardware in this manner. So many people have gotten burned by Kickstarter

Call me a skeptic, but it's hard to imagine there are still people that will preorder hardware in this manner. So many people have gotten burned by Kickstarter or Indiegogo or even products by established companies like the infamous and elusive KarmaGo[1]. Maybe there is an alternative funding source you can use to build your initial run of products and instill confidence that it is actually achievable? That would also help you understand how long the development and production cycle for hardware is - something that continuously surprises a lot of teams. [1] https://blog.yourkarma.com/karma-go-on-track-for-may https://blog.yourkarma.com/karma-go-on-track-for-may