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Seven Game-Changing Creative Projects You May Not Know Launched on Kickstarter
Backers have pledged more than $7 billion to creative projects on Kickstarter. Here are seven projects that went on to become household names.
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Here's Why Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council Matters to Me
Comic creator Kat Calamia writes about her experience as a member of Kickstarter's Community Advisory Council—a diverse group of creators who provide Kickstarter with insight, guidance, and expertise.
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We've Just Released a Suite of New Tools to Help Creators Market Their Projects
Now available: Meta Pixel, updated Google Analytics, search functionality for pre-launch projects, and custom referral tags.
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Project Update #2: Open Calls, New Marketing Tools for Creators, and Planning for What's Next
In this episode of our new video series, Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor shares what we worked on this month and what we’re looking forward to in 2023.
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Project Update #1: Hello from Kickstarter's New CEO, Everette Taylor
Welcome to our new monthly video series in which we share everything you need to know about what's going on at Kickstarter. This month: Hear from Everette Taylor, Kickstarter's new CEO.
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Notes From Our Second Community Advisory Council Meeting
This month, we discussed the future of crowdfunding as an ecosystem and the work we're doing to develop important new tools for creators.
Product Updates
Two Important Updates: Pinned Comments and Alt Text on Kickstarter
Hello from Kickstarter’s Product team! I’m happy to let you know about two updates we’ve launched to make Kickstarter better for both creators and backers. Pinned Comments First is the ability to pin comments. Up until now, creators were able to pin their project update posts to
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Welcome to the Members of Kickstarter’s Community Advisory Council
Hi, I’m Kimm and I lead the team at Kickstarter that works directly with creators and backers to help them have a successful experience on our platform. I’m thrilled to share that after reviewing hundreds of applications from creators representing thousands of projects brought to life on Kickstarter,
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We Fixed an Issue with How Limited Rewards Work on Kickstarter
I’m excited to let you know about a fix we’ve deployed to improve the experience of backing Limited rewards on Kickstarter. This update will reduce frustration for creators who offer rewards in a Limited tier, and will make it easier and clearer for backers who want to back
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Kickstarter’s 2021 Benefit Statement Is Out Now
Back in 2015, Kickstarter reincorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation. We did this so we could break away from a system that prioritizes profits above everything else, and so we could stay focused on our mission: to help bring creative projects to life. Progress toward our mission is what’s
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More Commenting Improvements Designed to Keep Creators and Backers Safe
Hey, Kickstarter community. I’m happy to share some new product updates with you. In the same vein as our recent announcement about the changes we’ve made to comment moderation, we’re posting this update to give you insight into the work we’re doing as part of our
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Improving Comment Moderation—Part of Our Commitment to Keeping Creators and Backers Safe
Creators have told us that they want more and better tools for managing comments and conversations on Kickstarter. So we’re excited to let you know about an important update to how comment moderation works on our platform. Now, when a creator reports a comment by flagging it for review,
