>>6212745Kickstarter isn't just to go into production and launch into being a viable business by itself. It's for supporting projects you want to see succeed, not businesses you want to see become businesses. He kickstarted the raptor line because he doesn't have the money to produce them on his own. If he kickstarts ceratopsians, it will be for the same reason. Many people who kickstart projects aren't trying to enter ongoing production and make that their business, they are funding projects that traditional investors weren't interested in backing, or that they want to retain creative control over, rather than surrender it to an investor. In this case, no investors are willing to pay for production of scientifically accurate velociraptor toys, but enthusiasts are, so you kickstart it with minimal extra costs to backers, so they can get exactly what they wanted, and you don't rape them on price because then less people will be able to back it.
4H is a real company, but they are a real SCULPTING STUDIO, not a toy manufacturer and distributor. They run Kickstarters because they don't have the upfront funds, sufficient employees, or scale of operations to become a toy manufacturer. Not to mention I doubt they want to become that, they do well for themselves. Same applies to Silva, he's a well-respected sculptor already.
If someone does want to kickstart a large scale production that's fine. But for any of these project to become that, their goals would be in the millions of dollars, not a few hundred thousand to cover tooling costs and production and shipping. Both Silva and 4H have set their projects up such that people who want their product can get it, but those backers aren't expected to fork over enough money to hire employees and front production of entire waves beyond their initial backing.
You just keep showing up being autistic about Kickstarter and failing to get the point of why they kickstart. It isn't always about starting a new company.
