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frandroid on March 26, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Virtual Reality is going to change the world

Suddenly, the SEC wants to regulate your crowd-funding business. Oops.

thedudemabry on March 26, 2014 [–]

Yeah, that thought makes me a little bit uncomfortable. Kickstarter campaigns were interesting precisely because they didn't equate investment with profits. They attempted to align investment with niche product delivery.

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