Kickstarter vaporware of the day, Lifx edition
After backing two projects (MySaver cables and Elevation Dock), I've given up on Kickstarter:<p>== MySaver ==<p>- Project was delayed for over 5 months.<p>- When I got the product it wasn't the colour I had requested.<p>- When I contacted the project leader he told me that they didn't have any more products of that colour, so he chose the one he thought convenient.<p>- False statements: "The MySaver is the only cable protector that we know of and we fully-assemble it on a OEM quality replacement dock connector to USB cable". I can't insist how false this statement is. The cables I received where assembled using some kind of industrial glue gun - by no means "OEM quality" - and they are now falling apart.<p>- Contacted Kickstarter about this issue and said that "if the project gets fully funded it must be a legit business/product"<p>== Elevation Dock ==<p>- Backed in February 2012, still waiting for the product.<p>- I will be changing my iPhone 3GS to iPhone 5, but guess what? It's a different dock connector. Yes, partly my fault, but its been 8 months since funding closed and 9 months since everybody knew this project was already 100% funded.<p>== Conclusion ==<p>Many projects (primarily hardware) are very poorly managed. Project leaders, instead of being rational from a production capacity/constraint point of view, they simply want to "beat all records", and be at the top of the Kickstart funding list. This is just bad entrepreneurship and management skills. These guys are risking production, product quality and customer satisfaction over a "vanity" metric: How much is the maximum I can raise?<p>I've given up, I'm not backing any more projects, I'm not going to be anyone's guinea pig. I'd rather wait for the products to be available in stores at a higher retail price, where I can see their "quality" finish. I'll judge then.