I'm wondering what sorts of benefits (protections, legal boilerplate, etc.) that kickstarter provides that selfstarter does not. I imagine that there must be some benefits that having a company behind the platform brings to the table.
Kickstarter brings a comments section that is not controlled by the project creators. That's extremely important. You want a degree of scrutiny from backers that are asking the tough questions.
The Lockitron model dispenses with that important distinction.
EDIT : REPLY to the comment below. No, it's not. 1- you can always back with 1 $, comment, remove your pledge.2- you can back (conditionally) in good faith, ask questions lingering in your mind, decide to rescind your support if the answers do not prove satisfactory.
