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Kickstarter Accountability – Part II

 Following on from my post last week about the role of patron at Kickstarter, NPR has run a piece called, "When A Kickstarter Campaign Fails, Does Anyone Get The Money Back?" This appears to have nudged Kickstarter into responding with a blog post, "Accountability on Kickstarter." I suggest that you read or listen to NPR's show before reading Kickstarter's reply but

You are a Patron at Kickstarter

I like Kickstarter. It's a world full of promise, where great ideas vie for money. I've pledged for a handful of projects, most of which met their funding targets and of those, all delivered on their promises. A few of the products weren't as I expected but who hasn't bought something that they later regretted? For sure, it's not always