Neal Stephenson’s failed $500,000 video game and the perils of using Kickstarter

<i>“They showed intense dedication and dogged focus that I think most of our backers would find moving if the whole story were told,” Stephenson said.</i><p>Then tell it. You at least owe the backers that. If you crowdfund and fail and then don&#x27;t tell your backers why &quot;because secretz and IPz&quot;, you have completely missed the spirit of crowdfunding.

As the founder is an author, maybe he should write a book about the experience and give a free copy to the backers. They may be interested in the story (if it is half interesting).