Kickstarter is a platform where normal people can back those people have dream and great idea. As to the creators company can not acheieve their goas, kickstarter can not guarantee it. But it has already list all those rules to protect backers right.
I do think that Kickstarter is a famly type project. We saw one's idea. And his plan.We back him.And there are many backers so each of backer will not loss much money. We backed a dream together, we share the risk. And we do wish a success fund project can reach their goals, build a great company.
I do not think that you must get the CS degree. Someone go to the school because they do not have equal specticic niche, and they do not have the ability to taught themselves, a god study habit.But you do. So it is worth contuning your degree. But you need to continue teaching yourself. That is the most important thing.
You must need a Positioning for your forum. What is the theme? And there are must be some members have a good knowledge of this theme. And publish relevant posts now and then. At last, there must be some rules for our 10,000 menmbers. Hope my answer can help you a little.
I think it is will issue. You need to remind yourself how important the goals is. Maybe you can try racing, every day 5K miles. And try to run more than that. Insisit it, exceed it!
Firstly, the forecast must based on actual resource.We can prepare relevant information/ resource/ material based on correct forecase. Every month adjust guide based the forecast and actual production.