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Comment by smoyer | Hacker News Reader

Yes ... Kickstarter's interests are not at all aligned with the project creators or the backers, but rather benefits from the highest possible pledges. Stepping aside of all the other issues works perfectly for them so long as their reputation isn't too tarnished.

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This is exactly what we're trying to fix with IgnitionDeck (shameless plug: http://IgnitionDeck.com). Kickstarter fails in a lot of areas, but this is a failure they should be ashamed of.

'Read the FAQ' is not good enough, but that's the same vibe I got from them when applying for my first project many years ago, and why I never went with their platform.

At some point, this will unravel and significantly damage the industry. They need to step up and back their creators, without whom they wouldn't have a platform.

Does Indiegogo have a shot at unseating Kickstarter (or do they engage in the same tactics)?

Indiegogo came before Kickstarter by about two years and has fallen behind in project count:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/7/4594824/less-than-10-percen...

They don't have the skill or resources, in my opinion. I've funded a few projects there and it's often a nightmare- pages timing out, extreme load times, outright failures.

While the code for displaying projects seems to work, the actual act of pledging to them doesn't. I imagine they lose a ton of pledges simply because people aren't willing to jump through hoops to make the site work.

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