Kudo3D Bean

[Mooselake]

With rare exceptions about all I support on KS is the odd social goodness project, and modest contributions to projects from people I know - Mine Kafton, OpenRail, V-Slot, that kinda thing. I knew the Thingybot Delta creator through another forum and was backer #2. He delivered 2, had some problems, and went silent leaving the other 10+ backers in the lurch. Maslow was a gamble that paid off, and a very well run KS. In my more naive days I also received my piles of non-working junk. The only real screwing I've had was Q3's RPM pre-order, never got major pieces and got an incomplete box of parts for the rest. Lost around $3K, painful but not fatal.

I'm skeptical about projects from established companies. Either they're unable to convince their banker that the new product is worth it, or they're not convinced themselves and are unwilling to risk their own money. Either way, not good. Startups and other starry eyed creators are by definition risky, have a entrepreneurial daughter that spends all her time shaking the venture capital money tree, but those are sharp penciled investors who want at least a decent chance of a good (enough to pay for all the losers) return. KS is for small scale investments, the multi-million projects are a big red flag.

Any money given to a KS project is a contribution, and gambling if you're hoping to actually receive something. Never risk more than you can lose...