Shifting Ahead, With Gratitude — Kickstarter

In the present day, I’ve introduced that after three years as Kickstarter’s CEO, I will probably be stepping down. Chief Working Officer Sean Leow will change into Interim CEO, and the Board of Administrators has already begun the seek for a everlasting CEO.

Over the past three years, Kickstarter has witnessed the facility of this group attain actually historic heights of help for artistic tasks of all sizes and styles. We noticed pledges for artistic tasks surpass $6 billion, the full variety of artistic tasks funded attain past 200,000, and our group of backers develop to over 20 million individuals. And as a crew, we’ve fully reimagined the best way we work by shifting to totally distant work and piloting a 4 day week.

I’m so happy with the work we’ve accomplished collectively. Main such a passionate, expert, and devoted crew by way of intense moments of change, milestone victories, and sophisticated challenges has been a humbling and rewarding expertise.

To our crew, the backers, the creators, this whole group — you might be what makes Kickstarter the artistic and wonderful place it’s — typically lovely, generally uncommon, and all the time inspiring. I shut my tenure right here with a lot gratitude and a a lot deeper private connection to how highly effective and impactful artistic tasks are on the planet.

Whereas my final day as CEO will probably be April 4, I’ll stay on as an advisor to the corporate for the following a number of months because the Board searches for the following CEO.

Within the interim, Sean is the precise chief for Kickstarter. He has introduced his ardour for empowering artistic individuals by way of expertise to the platform and its group for over six years. He is aware of our enterprise and worth and I’m assured that Kickstarter’s mission is in succesful, devoted arms.

I stay up for seeing what’s subsequent, as a backer and a creator, and all the time as a proud member of our Kickstarter group.

Thanks for every part,

Aziz