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Re:The Problem With Kickstarter And Software by user602341 on Sunday August 05, 2012 @04:09PM (#4342476)
Kickstarter has nil to do with investment and a lot to do with generating interest. You definitely need to have a compelling idea/product in the first place but some projects generate a lot of interest through Kickstarter.

In any case, it's better to get the scoop straight from the source: "Kickstarter is a new form of commerce and patronage."

Re:The Problem With Kickstarter And Software by lotu on Sunday August 05, 2012 @09:58PM (#4343390)
Many of the the Kickstarter projects are projects that could not get funding outside Kickstarter. For example the DoubleFine project had repeatedly tried to get funding from publishers but failed.