I'm really curious to know why did Kickstarter get traction when there were other similar sites doing the same thing before them? If memory serves me right there was at least one other company one with the exact model, but that one fizzled out.

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I found the name of the company. It was called Fundable. Here's where the founder of the company states how he laid the groundwork down for Kickstarter to succeed. To say he's bitter is putting it mildly...

"I cannot tell you how painful it is to watch 5 assholes take your idea and run with it and not even give you credit. I hate all 5 of them for that. If I see them, I may punch each one of them in the face."

Here's the link: http://groups.google.com/group/barcampla/msg/8c636525d0415fb...