After much discussion about Kickstarter this week, I’ve learned a lot. The most important lesson was not to be over-broad, that Kickstarter should be viewed as a tool, with its own pluses and minuses. It’s true, I was focusing too much on what could go wrong instead of also considering what benefits it brought to some types of creators, including providing a standardized interface/system. Thanks especially to Matt Seneca for a well-timed reminder of the need for capital; Christian Beranek […]

I’m sure you’ve seen at least one of the emails or posts. An artist or group has a great idea for a comic book (usually with a spine), so they set up a Kickstarter project. That allows users to donate some amount of money, with the following rules: If the target amount (“I aim to raise $8,000 in 60 days”, or whatever) isn’t reached in the specified time frame, all pledges are canceled. So no partial funding leading to “well, […]