First off, so sorry for the delay!

Over the past few weeks, Greg has been wrestling with getting Stripe to play nice with AlpenCrowd’s bookkeeping software… and let’s just say it’s been a bit more stubborn than expected. Normally, Stripe is super EU-friendly and integrates easily, so this little hiccup took us by surprise.

Since this is a fairly small project and surprise CPA bills can add up fast, we held off on launching the pledge manager to avoid increasing the number of transactions. We have now committed on launching a pledge manager next week and figuring it out as we go.

First, since the coins are engraved locally, that gave us the flexibility to just go ahead and start production on the first batch of non-personalized coins. So while the pledge manager’s a little late, production is already rolling and will run in parallel. The timeline’s not taking a hit at this point.

Second, I used the extra time to lock in suppliers and take some more photos! Especially for things like the pouches and printed guides, you’ll now see the final product in the pledge manager.

Can’t wait to open it up next week!

Thanks so much for your patience and support.
Julia