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Kickstarter CEO to step down

Early days: Kickstarter cofounders Charles Adler, Perry Chen and Yancey Strickler. (Photo by Jon Vachon/Kickstarter)

Yancey Strickler said he will stay on until the company finds a replacement and then he's on to some "new projects."

Kickstarter cofounder and CEO Yancey Strickler announced Wednesday evening he will step down from his role as CEO sometime this year, when a replacement is found.

Strickler made the announcement in a post on Kickstarter’s website.

“Let me be the first to tell you: the job is great. The team is seriously ridiculous. 2017 will be our eighth straight profitable year. Great stuff is cooking in the oven,”

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