There are thousands, maybe 10s of thousands. My product company is one of them, www.therooststand.com. In my sphere, I know 10+ KS creators running healthy bu

There are thousands, maybe 10s of thousands. My product company is one of them, www.therooststand.com. In my sphere, I know 10+ KS creators running healthy businesses, most bootstrapped, that started with Kickstarter. TC article on my story and Eric's influence: https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/05/roost-laptop-stand/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/05/roost-laptop-stand/ I also know a few creators that didn't find profitable distribution models and/or demand post Kickstarter. I also know a few creators that failed to execute production and folded before delivering rewards. ^^^^^ These sound like fates of business of all types started from many different sources of capital. I do know the path Eric and Pebble carved was inspiration to all the above. And many feel indebted. It's very sad news on Pebble, tho 'shock' is not the right word for it, as many of us physical product KS creators know too well the risks of development, tooling up, cash flow, and managing delivery expectations. It is a high stakes game.