tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691787955971358127.post3696419627426101810..comments2023-10-11T00:23:55.487-07:00Comments on The Unseen University: Bust of the Kickstarter bubble and a better way to publishAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602248161038082454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691787955971358127.post-66063615702685811882012-07-19T03:24:15.854-07:002012-07-19T03:24:15.854-07:00Nice idea, Jeff. I would love seeing someone offer...Nice idea, Jeff. I would love seeing someone offering such a service. Personally, I love the pre-sales model and I would love to see it thrive.Gregor Schielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255661555272469211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691787955971358127.post-5341084717373612842012-07-15T14:56:35.710-07:002012-07-15T14:56:35.710-07:00The big problem is the number of projects that fai...The big problem is the number of projects that fail. I agree that as a pure donation mechanism its fine. if a project you donated to fails, it fails. But Kickstarter themselves encourage its use as a form of pre-sales. In that context there are serious issues with undelivered promises.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602248161038082454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691787955971358127.post-21243118925281562932012-07-15T13:10:03.243-07:002012-07-15T13:10:03.243-07:00Kickstarter still has a lot of valid uses. (I just...Kickstarter still has a lot of valid uses. (I just used it to donate a nontrivial chunk of change toward supporting an artist's exhibit at one of my favorite museums.) What's dying off, if anything, are the attempts to push it beyond the purposes it was originally set up for.Keshlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004025116670107261noreply@blogger.com