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...
An interview with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor, appointed in September, on running the company as a Black man, future plans, overcoming bias, and more
Omose Ighodaro / Bloomberg : Tweets: @business and @everette Tweets: @business : Meet Kickstarter's new, 33-year-old CEO who wants to make crowdfunding more inclusive https://www.bloomberg.com/... @e...
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
Steven Melendez / Fast Company :
Interview with Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan on the future of crowdfunding and how the pandemic has impacted the number and types of projects on the site
Ashley Carman / The Verge : Tweets: @ashleyrcarman Tweets: Ashley Carman / @ashleyrcarman : kickstarter laid off 40 percent of its workforce earlier this month, and then this week it hit a huge miles...
Filing: Kickstarter laid off 25 employees, or ~18% of its workforce; the company says 30 staff members took voluntary buyouts, taking total reductions to 39%
Tyler Sonnemaker / Business Insider :
Kickstarter reaches agreement with its union on four months of severance pay, up to six months of healthcare coverage, and more for laid off employees
The workers voted to unionize in Feburary — The union for Kickstarter employees reached an agreement with management on Friday …
Internal memo: Kickstarter announced it will likely lay off employees and restructure the business as projects are down ~35% YoY with “no clear sign of rebound”
Talks are starting with the union — Kickstarter announced in an internal memo today that it's likely going to lay off employees.
Kickstarter employees vote 46-37 to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union
no matter where they work. That includes tech. #SupportUnions https://twitter.com/... @doctorow : Kickstarter workers vote to form first union in tech industry https://www.nbcnews.com/... Congrats to ...