I completely agree with the thoughts here. I deeply regret going with Kickstarter a few years ago for an eSports related-project (http://www.gameref.io/). I had a lot of media coverage and the community seemed to be excited, even with a few manufacturing deals on the horizon. I was too cocky, thinking "of course I'd get funded on KS" and flopped.

I went with KS in spite of IGG reaching out, saying that they love the project and they would work hard to reach my funding goals. Oh well, c'est la vie. Live and learn :)