Weekly Poll: Have You Ever Backed a Kickstarter Project?

Kickstarter is one of the most phenomenal projects on the internet today in many ways. It’s a site where anyone can launch a project to raise funding for a product they’ve always dreamed of making. From new magazines to theme parks to gadgets, there’s always something incredibly interesting getting funded on Kickstarter. This week, there’s even two web apps on Kickstarter: Pastelink and Privly.

Typically, funding new businesses and product ideas has been left to venture capital firms and wealthy individuals. Kickstarter has democratized funding, making it possible for anyone to help a new product get launched. You can pledge a bit of money to back the project, and usually get the product being produced if the funding is successful, which makes it a great deal for everyone involved. Sure, you won’t make money from it if the idea you funded goes big, but you can be a small part of the new product’s creation and get invoiced before it’s something you could buy in a store.

So we’re curious: have you ever backed a Kickstarter project? I’ve personally backed two – Distance magazine, and Scott Berkun’s latest book, Mindfire – and thought it worked out great both times. Kickstarter may not be the most typical web app you’d think of, but it’s definitely one of the most exciting things on the internet today.