Kickstarter became available in Norway late last year. I launched my first project yesterday, a board game to teach the fundamentals of Lean Startup.<p>After 17 hours, I notice that I get a whole lot more Norwegian backers than US ones. It should be the other way round, there are a lot more US Lean Startup enthusiasts than there are Norwegian ones.<p>Norwegian Kickstarter projects list as every other project, but there are two big differences:<p>- Currency has to be NOK<p>- Backers must put in a new credit card<p>In your opinion, would this be considered a big barrier for US backers? Does it seem "foreign" and create uncertainty?<p>Here's the link, if you want to make up your own opinion:<p>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/44846941/playing-lean