Kickstarter isn't a profit center, it's an organizer and an instigator.
If you can't sell to 1 in 1000, why market to a million?
One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.
People who can spread ideas regardless of what those ideas are, win.
Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they think about failure differently.
Two different things: A crowd is a tribe without a leader. A crowd is a tribe without communication. Most organizations spend their time marketing to the crowd. Smart organizations assemble the tribe.