His last day will be April 4th.
,” Hasan says COO Sean Leow will be interim CEO and that the search for a permanent replacement is already underway., Hasan says “personal reflections” and a desire to spend more time with his family informed his decision to leave Kickstarter after three years.
“I am so proud of the work we’ve done together,” Hasan writes. “Leading such a passionate, skilled, and dedicated team through intense moments of change, milestone victories, and complex challenges has been a humbling and rewarding experience.” He touted the company’s successes under his leadership, including reaching $6 billion raised in pledges by 20 million backers.
Hasan’s announcement comes a few months after the company announced it would develop a decentralized version of Kickstarter and move on to the blockchain. Backlash soon followed, forcing the company to issue asaying it would slow down the rollout to “listen to [the] feedback” and address concerns from creators and backers.
Kickstarter and company leadership also faced criticism in 2019 — just months after Hasan was named CEO — for its
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