New Kickstarter Standards Address Crowdfunding Reputation Concerns

In the wake of Stone, Ministry of Supply, Zion Eyez, as well as?kickstarter.com other Kickstarter tasks running months behind their predicted schedules for preliminary item deliveries to backers, Kickstarter announced on September 20, 2012 that they are executing new Equipment and Product Design Job Standards.

These new guidelines restricted the use of product makings and simulations of just what the item might carry out in the future - "products could just be shown performing activities that they have the ability to do in their existing state of advancement." A number of rewards are likewise currently forbidden unless the product is developed as a "kit" or "set".

Kickstarter has constantly urged developers to be transparent as well as have a goal as well as estimated shipment day planned before launching campaigns, yet with more and more task developers overpromising as well as underdelivering, Kickstarter is receiving a lot of the reaction.

Present campaigns are grandfathered in under the old guidelines. Still one company, Martian Watches, utilized working prototypes in their original Kickstarter video clip, as well as has been carefully offering progress updates, production photos, and also video clips that utilize engineering examples throughout their campaign.