I’m in the same place in many ways. I had a successful kickstarter in 2013 but totally over promised and was unable to deliver. My June update has a little bit

I’m in the same place in many ways. I had a successful kickstarter in 2013 but totally over promised and was unable to deliver. My June update has a little bit of what “winding down” a 5 year old Kickstarter feels like for me: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flutterwireless/flutter-20-wireless-arduino-with-half-mile-1km-ran/posts/2204393 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flutterwireless/flutter... I still have people demanding refunds, and I’m inclined to make sure everyone is satisfied, but after five years it’s pretty hard to keep going. But to the author of this: you’re not alone. And it’s okay. Some people will be upset and many people will be totally okay with this. What’s important is that you take care of yourself. You are no deadbeat - you’ve really given it a solid effort and after all this time, it’s okay to admit failure, defeat, exhaustion, or whatever you want to call it. In time you will see that the work built character you never intended to build. You will be better for it. The dream you once had may haunt you at times, but try to remind yourself that the dream you imagined apparently wasn’t as realistic as you’d believed. It’s okay to let go, and the healthiest thing to do if you’re feeling burnt out. You’ll be okay. The backers will too. You’ve given far, far more than any backers have. You may feel forever in their debt, but nonetheless it’s okay to stop. Kickstarter invites us to make impossible promises, and it’s insanity at some point to keep pushing forward. Take time off, accept that you’re done, and see what it feels like to relax. To anyone else in this boat, you’ll have to follow your heart. Everyone’s path is different. But many of us fail. Failure is a necessary part of experimentation. I hope you genuinely realize that most people never even try to launch their own company or project like this, and few succeed. We all want to be the one who had success, hit the killer growth curve, and made it through the hell to the kind of traction we’d always dreamed of. But we will not all succeed. I did not succeed. But I’ve made what I’ve made and I’m sure as hell proud of the work I’ve done. Take care of yourselves. It’s hard to admit you were wrong, but it’s harder to pretend you weren’t.