? Did you read the article? They literally say that and show a screenshot.

"As with Cozy Bag, Chinese manufacturers on Alibaba had been offering comparable products since shortly after the Kickstarter appeared."

Re-read what I wrote. The 24 yr old is good at marketing..not doing anything special.

The interesting aspect is that Chinese mfgs are all over Kickstarter. As others have written, makes it a more difficult proposition going forward.

Step 1. Launch a Kickstarter - without any plan for manufacturing. Step 2. Wait for Chinese manufacturing to copy it. Step 3. Buy as many of the product from those manufacturers. Step 4. Deliver to Kickstarter backers ahead of schedule.

Zero risk, minimal effort, and happy Kickstarter backers. All Kickstarters should adopt this model.

Oh god that might actually work..

It's at least a little risky because you're depending on the Chinese knock off coming in at the right price. Though I guess you could just sit on the Kickstarter money while you wait so you don't have to raise money if one doesn't materialize.

I agree with what you are you just said... but in the original comment were you trying to say that the Chinese Manufacturers should be getting the credit instead of this dumb kid?

Also... being good at marketing is indeed something special. Many a start-up has floundered because they couldn't market themselves properly.

Not saying this guy isn't a leech who doesn't deserve the praise from this write-up, but it is the end of the day and I guess I'm just feeling a little feisty. Sorry...