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Re:Ask HN: Why are there no software projects on Kickstarter? by blackrock on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @05:20AM (#22116200)
I always found that confounding.

You put up a half-baked idea, and random people will throw a few hundred dollars at you to help you achieve it. And all they get is a thanks, and perhaps a mention, and possibly a tshirt.

And sometimes the person never had any intention of building the product to begin with. It was an elaborate scam.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are there no software projects on Kickstarter? by bdcravens on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:56AM (#22118583)
Kickstarter knows many projects fail, which is why they want to ensure there are no guarantees or legal entanglements with the types of projects there. As a Kickstarter purchaser, you have to know what you're getting into. I actually was burned by one project (the HydraDock) but I honestly wasn't that angry; I knew the subtle difference between sponsoring a project and a pre-order.
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