Kickstarter Problems...

Read me I used to like Kickstarter. I even blogged about it before. But I think it has declined into something that is bad for innovation. You see, like other projects, my Kickstarter project was declined. Now, you may be thinking, well it happens, maybe your project didn't fit the guidelines. That isn't the case. Here's the story: I spent quite a few weeks putting together the pitch for my project. Followed all the guidelines. To be honest, I thought of their process as a contract. You follow the rules, etc, we will post your project, that simple and we get a percentage of what you collect. Well it didn't turn out that way. They basically say that the project doesn't fit into their "focus" and isn't a "best fit" for Kickstarter. Not that it violated any of their guidelines. So now, Kickstarter has turned into basically a Venture Capitalist of sorts. A Kickstarter staff member gets to decide if he thinks your project is worthy. Only then can you have the project posted. Crazy isn't it? .