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Re:Kickstarter launches in the UK with hundreds of new proje... by mikecsh on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @06:33AM (#4722140)
I don't know why you've been downvoted - this is a completely reasonable comment and something I agree with. I've backed a few projects on Kickstarter which have both been successful and provided the given "rewards" but I agree that it's a very one sided risk/reward profile stacked in favour of the project and not the backers.
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Re:Kickstarter launches in the UK with hundreds of new proje... by Nursie on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @07:09AM (#4722237)
I'm wondering if there's a niche here for some sort of micro-float service which gets people to invest in a company as micro-investors, with a small percentage of the business up for grabs. I have no idea if there is already such a thing or how the legal stuff would work though.

It's also probably a bit less exciting than pledges and gifts.

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