Kickstarter Risks and Expectations

Comments focus on the risks of Kickstarter projects failing to deliver, emphasizing that backing is philanthropy or funding rather than guaranteed product purchase, with debates on platform responsibilities and backer misconceptions.

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Sample Comments

ndnxhs Oct 1, 2018 View on HN

That is the nature of kickstarter. You are not buying a product, you are funding the development of a product that may or may not ever succeed.

goatcurious Dec 1, 2016 View on HN

Kickstarter money is not same as investment money. Most/all of it gets used up in fulfilling the orders

brandonsavage Jan 17, 2013 View on HN

Being rejected by Kickstarter doesn't make Kickstarter the problem.

Wintamute Nov 1, 2012 View on HN

Kickstarter is philanthropy, not investment. Didn't you realise?

veyron Sep 4, 2012 View on HN

Because Kickstarter wouldn't make as much money ...

jacquesm Sep 5, 2023 View on HN

A kickstarter is not a store. You could well lose your money.

em-bee May 1, 2023 View on HN

how is that different from some kickstarters?

JoeAltmaier Dec 6, 2013 View on HN

Not effective then - the guys at Kickstarter are not dumb.

samspenc Jun 21, 2013 View on HN

Why is Kickstarter unable to return the money?

fergie Feb 9, 2019 View on HN

I’ve heard that a significant proportion of kickstarter projects do exactly this