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03-02-2014, 05:00 PM
Each week Ross Rubin (http://twitter.com/rossrubin) contributes Switched On (http://www.engadget.com/tag/switchedon?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&ncid=rss_semi&utm_campaign=Engadget), a column about consumer technology.
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/59f3b4bf3f87799b6b3ff1b91164cd30/7997514304_61436e6cec.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/02/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-2/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&ncid=rss_semi&utm_campaign=Engadget)The last Switched On (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/01/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-1/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&ncid=rss_semi&utm_campaign=Engadget) discussed how many of the Risks and Challenges sections of Kickstarter campaigns fail to portray an accurate picture of what might go wrong. This was true in the case of the Auris Wily. It, like many campaigns, used this section of the campaign page in the exact opposite way it should be used; they allay concerns about risks and challenges. If the Risks and Challenges section of Kickstarter campaigns reflected reality, they might include some of the following things you should keep in mind for any device project you back:
Filed under: Misc (http://www.engadget.com/category/misc/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)
Comments (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/02/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-2/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&ncid=rss_semi&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments)
More... (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/02/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-2/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semi)
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/59f3b4bf3f87799b6b3ff1b91164cd30/7997514304_61436e6cec.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/02/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-2/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&ncid=rss_semi&utm_campaign=Engadget)The last Switched On (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/01/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-1/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&ncid=rss_semi&utm_campaign=Engadget) discussed how many of the Risks and Challenges sections of Kickstarter campaigns fail to portray an accurate picture of what might go wrong. This was true in the case of the Auris Wily. It, like many campaigns, used this section of the campaign page in the exact opposite way it should be used; they allay concerns about risks and challenges. If the Risks and Challenges section of Kickstarter campaigns reflected reality, they might include some of the following things you should keep in mind for any device project you back:
Filed under: Misc (http://www.engadget.com/category/misc/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)
Comments (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/02/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-2/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&ncid=rss_semi&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments)
More... (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/02/understanding-crowdfunding-caveats-part-2/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semi)