Kickstarter's🔥2025 Roadmap Reaction: New Tools for Creators and Backers Unveiled!

In this episode, Tyler James delves into Kickstarter's newly announced 2025 Product Roadmap, featuring a number of significant updates to the platform and new tools for creators and backers. From new pledge management tools working with their enhanced backer surveys, to new sales tax and shipping collection approaches, Kickstarter is continues its march to become an all-in-one crowdfunding and launch platform.

CEO Everette Taylor's vision for a more seamless, supportive experience for creators is explored, along with reactions and insights on how these changes could impact the crowdfunding community.

Learn about the potential challenges of incorporating these new features and how they plan to maintain simplicity and ease of use, and how this in will affect the comic creating community specifically.

Kickstarter’s 2025 Product Roadmap: New Tools for Creators and Backers https://updates.kickstarter.com/kicks...

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00:00 Kickstarter's 2025 Product Roadmap Unveiled
01:44 Everette Taylor's Vision for Kickstarter
07:05 New Pledge Management Tools
15:50 Shipping and Tax Changes
25:40 Pledge Over Time Feature
30:56 Enhanced Backer Experience
32:25 Trust and Safety Enhancements
34:17 Final Thoughts and Future Outlook

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*** About This Video ***

In this video, Tyler James from ComixLaunch discusses Kickstarter's Product 2025 roadmap. Kickstarter has revealed its 2025 product roadmap, highlighting significant platform changes and new tools aimed at improving the experience for both creators and backers. Key updates include the introduction of pledge management tools, late pledges, and a new pledge-over-time option for backers, allowing for flexible payment plans. The platform also plans to offer enhanced search and discovery tools, improved project transparency, and streamlined tax and shipping processes. These changes aim to transform Kickstarter into an all-in-one crowdfunding and launch platform, reducing the need for third-party tools like Backerkit. However, the transition brings challenges, especially around maintaining user experience simplicity while integrating new features.