Kickstarter retracts its stricter rules on mature content after creator backlash, and says it adopted the tougher rules because of its payment processor Stripe
It explained that it created the new rules due to Stripe's policy. — Kickstarter has retracted the new set of rules around mature content …
Q&A with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on modernizing the platform, attracting new creators, managing a fully remote, four-day-per-week workplace, and more
Everette Taylor took over Kickstarter at a low moment for the crowdfunding pioneer, which made its name with small projects …
How tech worker activism has grown more cautious as companies crack down and once-privileged workers realize they don't have much leverage
@kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Veena Dubal / @veenadubal : “Still, Ms. Redwine, the Kickstarter employee turned labor organizer, said layoffs and pressure from management had made m...
Kickstarter introduces a “Tariff Manager tool” that lets creators add extra charges for backers on projects that were already fully funded
Kickstarter projects have the option of asking backers for more money in order to manage the costs of Trump's tariffs. Bluesky: @emanuelmaiberg and @josephcox Bluesky: Emanuel Maiberg / @emanuelmaiber...
Sources: a16z Crypto made a secret $100M investment in Kickstarter in 2021 that let staff and investors cash out and led to its later-abandoned blockchain pivot
In early December 2021, employees at the crowdfunding startup Kickstarter got news of a windfall: An investor group wanted to buy some of their shares.
Kickstarter plans to require that creators disclose if their projects use AI tools or any training data if they intend to develop AI tech, starting on August 29
Kickstarter plans to require creators to disclose the use of AI tools in their projects or if the projects intend to develop AI tech, starting on August 29
As generative AI enters the mainstream, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has struggled to formulate a policy that satisfies parties on all sides of the debate.
An interview with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor, appointed in September, on running the company as a Black man, future plans, overcoming bias, and more
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On the 10th anniversary of smart watch maker Pebble's Kickstarter launch, its founder says Pebble failed as it tried to expand beyond a hacker user base
Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan is departing at the end of March after three years, to spend more time with his family; COO Sean Leow will serve as interim CEO
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