Well - I tried running my own KickStarter project end of last year. But, in my case - it was a failure - mostly due to my "marketing" methods & not really reaching the right audience.
In the 3D Printing forum I am on - there are Constant discussions of failed KickStarters based around 3D Printing, or related campaigns - like this Filament extruder where you can supposedly recycle plastic to make your own filament for your 3DP. After the fools got funded - now its excuses after excuses why they can't deliver on time. Worse though - the Idiots are going around to Expo & Shows - like the Maker Faire this past weekend - attempting to show off their stuff. And, that money spent going to shows would have been Better spent on delivering their product. The dude actually came over to this booth - of a competing product - of which I am friends with this guy. And, that's when I got to hear all the BS stories - which keep getting better. Now claiming that his extruder was ruined by Customs in trying to come to the USA from Canada! Duh! I just tried going to the link for this Magicstick - and it seems I'm being blocked from the site from here at work. Oh well... -K- -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Covill Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 3:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] This looks very interesting for $99 By clicking past the Features pictures, I found that this is an IndieGoGo promotion - you are pre-ordering a device to be built some time in the future by a startup company - your prepaid order is a form of startup funding for the company. This is fine, so long as you know what you’re ‘buying’. Everything may go just fine. Or the company may never reach the required funding, may not have enough money to go into production, may run months or years late to production, or may just vanish. If they do reach production, I’d be surprised if there were no problems with the initial units. And I think Ted has some good points as well. Dan Covill > On Oct 1, 2015, at 11:17 AM, Vince Teachout <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmmmm... small computer that uses a TV as a monitor. Kinda like my old C64 > in concept.... > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. Report [OT] Abuse: http://leafe.com/reportAbuse/[email protected] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/80838f1ca795b14ea1af48659f35166f242...@drexch02.corp.globetax.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
