This is why kickstarter/indiegogo need to release an api or a data dump. It will only help them and the public, just the same as the sec releases public company data.
An API or a data dump of what?
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MYTHIC: The Story Of Gods And Men (Canceled)
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Re: MYTHIC: The Story Of Gods And Men (Canceled)
#42Bostinno also recently reported another project that simply failed to deliver: http://bostinno.com/2012/04/25/kickstarters-dark-side/ Could this create a market for 'verified' kickstarter projects? Kickstarter as an organization states they dont verify, but as they grow the need will also grow. I'm thinking this could be an optional feature that everyone would be aware of (IE: grayed out badge when not invoked). For…
Ugh. No. Every damn news site on the planet misrepresented the Star Command money issue. First, Star Command didn't fail to deliver. It simply hasn't delivered yet. The game was being shown at a trade show last month. It's on it's way. This is not a case of a cancelled project or someone running off with the money. Second, the article's statement that only 4k went to the game is an outright lie. They clearly state th…
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Re: MYTHIC: The Story Of Gods And Men (Canceled)
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ugh. No. Every damn news site on the planet misrepresented the Star Command money issue. First, Star Command didn't fail to deliver. It simply hasn't delivered yet. The game was being shown at a trade show last month. It's on it's way. This is not a case of a cancelled project or someone running off with the money. Second, the article's statement that only 4k went to the game is an outright lie. They clearly state th…
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Hello,
SHOUTING isn't a great approach to try on HN. Phrases like "Try READING the article next time" and "Sounds to me like you have no more business sense than[...]" will probably earn you a few down votes too.
Re: MYTHIC: The Story Of Gods And Men (Canceled)
#44Project has already been taken down by creator, and all of the companies information is being deleted from the internet, yet they still managed to get nearly $5,000 in the few hours it was up, which is quite worrying. Points of evidence - God character art is from http://pgwebdesign.net/blog/35-mythological-art-masterpieces... - Backgrounds are from http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=211755 and http://psd.…
> yet they still managed to get nearly $5,000 in the few hours it was up, which is quite worrying.
Well, the funding was canceled, which according to the FAQ means that all pledges are voided. So they actually managed to get exactly $0.
Re: MYTHIC: The Story Of Gods And Men (Canceled)
#45This is why kickstarter/indiegogo need to release an api or a data dump. It will only help them and the public, just the same as the sec releases public company data.
An API or a data dump of what?
Of campaigns, basically a scrape of their website (they make their money fees, not advertising). Then other people can do review sites of campaigns and do statistical analysis.
Re: MYTHIC: The Story Of Gods And Men (Canceled)
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally, I think it's up to the individual (or in this case, collective) investor to perform due diligence before handing over your cash. I've only chipped into 3 kickstarter projects, but in each instance I'd done the appropriate due diligence before signing up. As the saying goes, a fool and their money are soon parted!
Making a Kickstarter pledge is no more investing than ordering a pizza.
PREordering pizza...
Re: MYTHIC: The Story Of Gods And Men (Canceled)
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally, I think it's up to the individual (or in this case, collective) investor to perform due diligence before handing over your cash. I've only chipped into 3 kickstarter projects, but in each instance I'd done the appropriate due diligence before signing up. As the saying goes, a fool and their money are soon parted!
Making a Kickstarter pledge is no more investing than ordering a pizza.
When you pay for a pizza you get a damn pizza or you get your money back. Kickstarter projects aren't anywhere near as certain. They are much closer to an investment, except your return is fixed at either 1 unit of project product OR nothing.