In the case of the Kreyos smartwatch, the product turned out to be an utter failure. That campaign raised $1.5 million, but then failed to ship until more than a year later, and had multiple issues. And of course, it's the internet, so ideas are stolen. For example, this woman made a little product called the Pluck N' File , then found out her Indiegogo campaign was also running on Kickstarter by someone who ripped off her campaign. And there's really not much legal protection for intellectual property yet for these types of situations. 5. Crowdfunding generally selfish things Here's a perfect example: Some young man decided he was worried his girlfriend would cheat on him when she and her friends went on a spring break trip to Miami, so he asked the internet for $300 to accompany her, writing: "If you know anything about Miami, you know that she shouldn't go without a chaperone." He was funded. Besides crowdfunding the perpetuation of misogyny, people are also raising money for less a

In the case of the Kreyos smartwatch, the product turned out to be an utter failure. That campaign raised $1.5 million, but then failed to ship until more than a year later, and had multiple issues. And of course, it's the internet, so ideas are stolen. For example, this woman made a little product called the Pluck N' File , then found out her Indiegogo campaign was also running on Kickstarter by someone who ripped off her campaign. And there's really not much legal protection for intellectual property yet for these types of situations. 5. Crowdfunding generally selfish things Here's a perfect example: Some young man decided he was worried his girlfriend would cheat on him when she and her friends went on a spring break trip to Miami, so he asked the internet for $300 to accompany her, writing: "If you know anything about Miami, you know that she shouldn't go without a chaperone." He was funded. Besides crowdfunding the perpetuation of misogyny, people are also raising money for less a

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