Hot Take on Kickstarter
They put WAYYY too much focus on having backers trust these projects…
I swear, Kickstarter used to be viewed as this awesome site for raising funds for your games or projects, right? But over time it’s been losing that reputation.
Why?
Too many people get scammed! And when someone backs a project that ends up in the toilet for one reason or another, why would they ever come back to the site?
So over time more and more people just leave, and the ones who don’t are told about how scary it is. This is what it looks like now;
So what do you do if you want to crowdfund??
It's a rigged system. Kickstarter was meant for small time artists, as a way to get the funding to make their dreams a reality. But if nobody trusts Kickstarter itself, and a lot of donors are leaving the site, who does that leave?
You guessed it.. big companies with BIG IPs that can afford to operate with the 10% tax Kickstarter takes, and has a loyal following that trusts them regardless of Kickstarter's reputation.
Want to be a part of something crazy?
My girlfriend and I are a bit aneurotypical. And we make little sensory-friendly stuffed animals. But we had some trouble getting people to use Kickstarter.
Which means we can’t compete with the trust of big brands as our lil unemployed audhd selves.
So take your Mango Borb FIRST! I trust you.
Instead of you risking your money on a project that might not deliver, we’re just GIVING you mango borbs as soon as you back us! I sincerely hope that this can be a way to make the playing field a little better. Sending parts of the project before it even finishes. Its a risk, but now that risk is on the creator.