[DanBC2]

I agree.

One of the problems with the Kickstarter model is that companies were offering product in exchange for funding.

They should have been offering stickers and mentions on a "Thank You" page, or tours of the factories, or some such. That would have created better expectations in the minds of funders.

Or they could have offered vouchers - "Pay $X, we give you a voucher that entitles you to one free widget if we go into production".

The current "challenges" question is not being answered as well as it could by several projects. It feels a bit like the "What are your weaknesses" interview question, where people are dodging the real answer and giving feel good sound bites. I have a lot more trust in the projects who make a solid attempt at answering that question fully.