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Kickstarter's Yancey Strickler backstage at Expand (video)
He's just taken the title of inaugural speaker here at Expand, now Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler is giving us even more face time in our first ever backstage interview. Since its launch in 2009, the crowdfunding powerhouse has become a household name, bringing us success stories like the Pebble smartwatch. Myriam Joire sat down with Yancey to talk about Pebble, OUYA and the future of Kickstarter. Check out the video after the break to watch our backstage interview in its entirety. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Kickstarter Co-Founder Yancey Strickler: In Conversation liveblog
From the breakout success of the Pebble smartwatch to the emergence of the OUYA gaming console, Kickstarter has certainly brought legitimacy to the hardware crowdfunding movement. Join us as editor-in-chief Tim Stevens speaks to Kickstarter co-founder and head of community Yancey Strickler about various Kickstarter successes and the potential struggles candidates have to face to get the crowd on their side. Our chat begins at 12:30PM ET.
Live from Expand: A conversation with Kickstarter Co-Founder Yancey Strickler (video)
Crowdfunding has completely changed the startup game, and nowhere is the site impact more felt more strongly than in the world of hardware manufacturers. Where launching a new piece of hardware once felt insurmountable, the charge lead by Kickstarter is helping to bring on a new era of platforms and innovative devices that have industry-changing potential. We'll be speaking with the site's co-founder and head of community, and you can join in, after the break. March 16, 2013 12:30 PM EDT For a full list of Expand sessions, be sure to check out our event hub.
Kickstarter tells users 'We are not a store,' tightens rules for hardware pitches
Kickstarter's founders are getting worried about what people think -- and in particular that the crowdfunding platform will be perceived as an Amazon for uninvented gadgets. As such, they're tightening the rules on product pitches to prevent anything too nebulous getting through the vetting process. Projects using simulations or renderings are prohibited from today, forcing creators to demonstrate working prototypes of their inventions. The site is also adding a section called "Risks and Challenges," where contributors have to demonstrate their business, tech and planning acumen by explaining how they'll cope with problems that arise further down the road. Finally, Kickstarter is also preventing job-lots of products being offered as a funding reward (except for things like Ardunio-esque sets, where it's reasonable to expect multiple units) -- ending the days of getting 30 nuclear-powered iPhone cases for the low, low price of $1,000.
