Tagged: kickstarter

November 10, 2013 @ 12:38 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Like a lot of people, I’m excited about crowdfunding, and specifically the crowdfunding of startups now that’s it’s legal in the US.Chris Dixon Chris Dixon is a prolific investor and has been a co-founder of multiple companies including Hunch and SiteAdvisor. He is currently an… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 1:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently brought you the story of the creator of the Eventorbot, a 3d printer that raised big money on Kickstarter. The creator has had a lot of trouble delivering on rewards. A comment posted to an August backer update may be telling for project… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 1:37 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Kim Thompson and Gary Groth started publishing comics under Fantagraphics Books since 1976. This year tragedy struck the group. Kim Thompson was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in four short months earlier this year, which forced the company to cancel or postpone 13 titles…. Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 12:38 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Pledge a huge amount of money. Secure the promise of an awesome reward. Wait for the rewards to ship. File a dispute with Amazon Payments. Get your money back. It is a simple scam, and it may have worked for one “Encik Farhan” to the… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 11:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Small HDMI screens are expensive. Native HD ones are astronomical. We want to drive the price down “Raspberry Pi” style. When Alex Eames of RasPi.tv wanted to solve a pain point for Raspberry Pi owners, he decided to turn to Kickstarter to seek funding for… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 10:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Shroud of the Avatar is taking an approach to crowdfunding that some may find familiar. First, Lord British and his team raised just short of two million dollars on Kickstarter, but that wasn’t the end of crowdfunding for the game. They later launched a standalone… Read More

November 4, 2013 @ 9:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

It is almost hard to believe that Kickstarter has already been operating in the UK for a year already. Believe it; Kickstarter launched in the UK on Halloween 2012. From that first year, Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler has gleaned a handful of statistics. Those stats… Read More

November 2, 2013 @ 2:06 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Pirate3D made waves in the crowdfunding space after raising $100,000 in ten minutes for their cost-effective 3D printing solution. The campaign went on to raise over $1.4 million from 3,250 backers. Recently the company announced a detailed technical specification for the Buccaneer on their website pirate3d.com. Preorders… Read More

November 2, 2013 @ 1:59 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The crowdfunding campaign for the RoboRoach didn’t come without its fair share of controversy when it launched on Kickstarter back in June. The campaign aimed to crowdfund Arduino-powered kits that integrated with a cockroach’s nervous system and turned the animal into a living robot that… Read More

November 2, 2013 @ 1:35 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Real Business | Crowdfunding know-how is key to growth This article in Real Business reiterates a handful of points on the subject of crowdfunding: businesses by and large don’t know what it is, they can use it to successfully access capital and their understanding of the subject… Read More

November 2, 2013 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Campaign on Kickstarter Raises 10X Original $20,000 Goal. Parke Premium Active Denim crowdfunding campaign closed yesterday on Kickstarter shattering their $20,000 goal.  The final tally stood at $221,509 raised from 1784 backers.  The fashion crowdfunding campaign exemplified a professionally operated and structured approach to crowdfunding… Read More

November 2, 2013 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuel3D, a crazy cool piece of hardware which allows you to do 3D scans, crushed their Kickstarter campaign goal of $75,000 by raising over $300,000, is ready to go public.  The device will be stepping into the limelight at the 3D Printshow in London next week.  The company… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lexell Stone Watches set an initial goal of raising $15,000 on Kickstarter but if you blinked you probably missed that mark as they became successfully funded 3 hours after they launched their crowdfunding campaign.  After 24 hours Lexell had hit more than 400% of their… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 10:37 am By Charles Luzar  |  

VentureBeat | The JOBS Act leaves crowdfunding investors unprotected — the SEC is working with a flawed law According to the article, Jenny Kassan of Cutting Edge Capital filed the original petition to the SEC to create a crowdfunding exemption. In this article, she argues that… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 11:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Barry James is founding editor at The Crowdfunding Centre and the founder and director of The Social Foundation, an organization that aims toward “providing leadership towards the new open social economy via research, education and policy development.” We recently caught up with James to discuss… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 10:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a post published to Kickstarter’s blog yesterday, Perry Chen announced a big shakeup in the roles the three co-founders will play going forward. Chen is stepping down as CEO of Kickstarter and will be supplanted by co-founder Yancey Strickler. Chen will assume role of… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 9:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Happy halloween to all of our stateside readers! USA Today | Delamaide: Crowdfunding rules help investors Do we have a “stock market rigged in favor of high-frequency traders?” According to this article yes, and it is turning investors away from the stock market. Where will… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

With Kickstarter preparing for their Australian invasion, home-grown and bootstrapped competitor Pozible is touting their Aussie roots along with their impressive success rate.  In a Halloween media release, Pozible pointedly clarified that out of the three biggest platforms globally Pozible’s project success rate is the… Read More

October 30, 2013 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

An Insider’s Guide to Running a Successful Kickstarter Campaign  Doors: 5PM Presentation: 6PM  Join us for a special presentation from Kickstarter’s Art Program Director Stephanie Pereira for a primer on how to bring a Kickstarter project to life. We’ll be joined by a panel of successful… Read More

October 30, 2013 @ 11:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Rob Thomas and the team behind the new Veronica Mars film have released four minutes of interviews and footage on the new movie. The movie made headlines after raising over $5 million on Kickstarter. The campaign closed in April of this year.