Everything Geeks Think They Know About Kickstarter Is Wrong

Kickstarter has been described as the Home Shopping Network for geeks — picture an online version of the Sharper Image catalog and an investment platform for tech startups having a baby.

But this is the wrong way to think about Kickstarter, because the site's founders have actually shied away from tech to take Kickstarter back to its roots: a fundraising platform for all forms of creativity, but mostly in the arts. Read more…