KickTraq

Kickstarter is a website pulsing with great ideas and people willing to back them with their money in exchange for a piece of the pie (like a T-shirt, postcard, or the product itself). More than 2.5 million people pledged about $350 million on the website to fund more than 30,000 creative projects since April 2009. A lot of those innovations have come from Massachusetts, though not all have been as successful as others. (Read More)

Hey backers, As many of you know, the bulk of the second run pens were shipped last weekend and the rest on Monday. Hopefully most of these make it to your before Christmas.  However, there are around 30 orders that have still not shipped due to... (Read More)

Since its inception on April 28, 2009, Kickstarter–the powerhouse funding platform for creative projects of all stripes–has, by its own account, seen over $350 million pledged by more than 2.5 million people, funding a total of more than 30,000 creative projects. In 2012 by my tally, 378 Boston-area Kickstarter projects have reached their target funding goals. Quite likely more still have joined the ranks since my count. That’s the beauty of Kickstarter–boundless opportunity, openly decided upon by your peers. (Read More)

Hey backers I shipped out all the pens received from the finishers and am waiting on the rest to come back. I have been in constant contact with finishing and they say the pens should be back by the end of next week. Once I get the pens back it... (Read More)

Thanks for being patient everyone.   As of Sunday I will be picking up the rest of the first run and 300 pens from the second run from finishing. I will be shipping as many as I can Sunday night and am enlisting many people to help in this process.... (Read More)

Quick update Supplies are arriving this week to the shop where the pens will be finished and post processed. This has taken longer than expected, but I want to be sure that every pen that gets shipped out is free of imperfections. I have spared no... (Read More)

First Run Update- First things first, my apologies for any frustrations and disappointments in getting the pens to you. Despite best intentions and hard work, delays regrettably occurred. Your support and patience as I worked through this process was... (Read More)

Quick update.   Shipping This weekend I assembled the rest of the pens and was able to ship 220 yesterday. I have less than 200 left to ship in the first run, most of these being multiple order pens and international. I will hopefully put in... (Read More)

Long time no update. Sorry for the silence. I have been intermittently commenting and updating the facebook/twitter with bits to keep you all informed.  Formal update!  The reason I have been so busy is because I am in the process of shipping... (Read More)

Quick update!  The past two weeks have been pretty hectic, sorry for the lack of updates.  Good news is, the first run pens will start shipping next week! I will keep everyone posted as to how many pens have shipped out and... (Read More)

For those of you that missed out on the kickstarter but still want to get a pen, pens can be pre ordered on my website ianschon.com under pen. After the 2nd run is fulfilled, these will be shipped. Soon after, these pens will also be available at... (Read More)