Tagged: kickstarter

March 26, 2013 @ 5:05 pm By Jason Evangelho  |  

When we think about Google‘s Android OS, traditional home PCs are probably the last item in that thought process. San Mateo,California-based ZeroDesktop, Inc. (headed up by eMachines co-founder Young Song) are out to alter our perceptions of what a family computer can be with the $99… Read More

March 26, 2013 @ 11:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Original Grain is getting ready to close a monster $300,000-plus Kickstarter campaign for their wood-accented watches. I wanted to catch up with the Original Grain team and find out how hitting 30 times your original crowdfunding goal may change the rules in the middle of… Read More

March 26, 2013 @ 10:53 am By Nicholas Tan  |  

Ever since Double Fine raised millions of dollars for their Kickstarter campaign last year, the site has become a popular breeding ground for indie development crowdfunding. But Thomas Bidaux, CEO at ICO Partners, wanted to know just how successful Kickstarter is and has finally revealing… Read More

March 24, 2013 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter has done some internal polling and they have delivered a list of favorite games from their staff which were crowdfunded on their platform.  The list for video games and table top games – all available now – are below.  The list was compiled in… Read More

March 24, 2013 @ 2:15 pm By The Age  |  

Musicians are used to numbers that measure their success, from their position on the charts to a gig’s attendance figure. But for some the most important number now is the amount they have raised for their next project through crowdfunding. Using the internet to put… Read More

March 23, 2013 @ 7:10 am By TheEnergyCollective  |  

Here’s a small story to warm the heart, via Clean Technica: At the start of March, a group of fourth graders from Central Park School in Durham, North Carolina — along with their teacher, Aaron Sebens — set up a Kickstarter campaign to raise $800… Read More

March 22, 2013 @ 5:32 am By Patch  |  

Clayton and Maplewood businesses have discovered crowdfunding—fundraising that utilizes public support rather than traditional investors—and are making it work to their advantage. The tactic is generally used by artists and community groups to raise funds for new projects. This month fans of the canceled show Veronica Mars raised… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 9:35 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: No more Kickstarter… see what platform Soylent launches on here Rob Rhinehart recently set out to replace all of his meals with a beverage that delivered everything his body needed to survive and thrive. His now-famous blog post has gone viral, with follow-ups appearing… Read More

March 16, 2013 @ 6:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Top tech site Engadget is holding their Expand event in San Francisco March 16th and 17th.  This is their first go at doing this sort of thing but is definitely a must watch for all lovers of tech. Engadget will offer live panel and one-on-one… Read More

March 16, 2013 @ 3:55 pm By PCMag  |  

The stampede to fund aVeronica Mars movie is “sort of like a perfect storm,” according to Kickstarter co-founder and head of communications Yancey Strickler. Kicking off Engadget Expand here on Saturday, Strickler acknowledged that the Veronica Mars movie is the latest sensation to take Kickstarter by storm, following on the heels of… Read More

March 16, 2013 @ 3:51 am By Slate  |  

It took three days for Veronica Mars to change the way movies are made. Or maybe it didn’t. As the Kickstarter for the Veronica Mars Movie Project sailed past its $2 million goal in a scant 10 hours—as I write, the budget is at $3.3 million and counting—bereft fans of Terriers, Chuck,Pushing Daisies,… Read More

March 15, 2013 @ 5:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Interesting comments from film industry vets Elle Schneider and Joe Rubinstein share their thoughts on where Kickstarter is going, what they can do to improve and a need for due diligence for rewards crowdfunding campaigns. Watch below…

March 15, 2013 @ 9:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This week Inc ran a story on Kickstarter’s slowing growth. In it Michael Wolf of NextMarket divulges some data from NextMarket’s recent analysis of Kickstarter campaigns and activity. From the article… “Because Kickstarter and crowdfunding experienced a huge rush of new projects in 2012, there… Read More

March 14, 2013 @ 10:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

We reported yesterday on the incredible success of the Veronica Mills film on Kickstarter.  As of today the crowdfunding project has raised over $3,000,000 from well over 48,000 supporters.  Wow. In a comment on their project page they note: We were the fastest Kickstarter project… Read More

March 13, 2013 @ 11:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Richard Garriott, the award winning designer and creator of the Ultima franchise, makes his triumphant return to the genre that earned him a place in the Hall of Fame and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Shroud of the Avatar is the first installment of Richard’s new… Read More

March 12, 2013 @ 7:07 am By ToyNews  |  

How crowdfunding lets inventors launch toys that otherwise wouldn’t hit shelves. More and more small toy businesses are using sites like Kickstarter to acquire funding and bring their products to market. The crowdfunding website has seen a number of fresh toys manufactured and shipped, including… Read More

March 8, 2013 @ 7:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter + Films = SXSW 2013 A film crowdfunded by Kickstarter just won an Oscar.  Over $100 Million has been raised, for over 9000 film projects, on the Kickstarter platform over the past three years alone. So what is next?  SXSW of course.  Kickstarted films… Read More

March 7, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Hollywood Reporter  |  

The theatrical rollout for Jules Bishop‘s quirky comedy Borrowed Time, starring Phil Davis and Theo Barklem-Biggs, will be bankrolled by cash raised from crowdfunding service Kickstarter. Berlin 2013: Metrodome Picks Up U.K. Rights To Tim Roth Starrer ‘The Liability’Produced by Olivier Kaempfer of Parkville Pictures, the… Read More

March 4, 2013 @ 4:23 am By TriplePundit  |  

There was a time not long ago, when large funding organizations like banks pretty much called the shots on whether an entrepreneur’s dream made it to production. Not any more. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter have made it possible for small projects to find funding without… Read More

March 1, 2013 @ 6:13 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Amanda Palmer famously raised almost $1.2 million on Kickstarter, the biggest music crowdfunding campaign in history. Recently she gave a TED talk that outlined how her experiences as a street performer taught her the art of asking. It can be a daunting thing to reach… Read More