Over the years I’ve invested in a few products from crowd funding websites, both Indiegogo and Kickstarter. And, although the end products have been variable in their use, I still turned to these sites for great new ideas and ways to invest to get them to market.
But the thing is, as I suspect is the case for a lot of people, I assumed my invested money was safe. It isn’t. And recent collapses of invested projects, losing all of the money that people have contributed, has brought home to me just how much you’re gambling. And the problem is I’m not a gambler.
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