Sony has recently admitted to launching a campaign on the Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake in September. The goal was to test out the value of their new product, the FES Watch, which is an electronic paper watch that changes its appearance when the wearer moves it. This is the first in a line of d...
Logbar Inc. raised over $880k in April 2014 for a wearable tech ring that was supposed to be able to ‘shortcut everything’. The Kickstarter campaign has received a lot of criticism from backers recently, many of whom received the product late, not sized properly, and lacking a lot of the functionali...
Cloud Imperium Games launched a crowdfunding campaign on their website in October 2012 to raise money for a science fiction multiplayer online PC game called Star Citizen. The game is to be released for GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows. In March they officially received the record for largest crowdfu...
Sometimes crowdfunding is an amazing thing. It leads to new ideas, easier ways of doing things, and gives people access to funding for their dream projects. It can also have a negative side, like when projects don’t deliver or are outright frauds (a risk most backers are aware of). Indiegogo allows ...
Having a compelling and relatable story is one thing that will encourage people who see your campaign to actually back it. In many cases this is done really well, whether the creator has an interesting story and is a skilled writer or they paid someone to put together their story in an appealing way...
Starting a crowdfunding campaign may look as easy as a quick online sign-up, designing your page, and you’re off! Unfortunately for most campaigns it isn’t quite that simple. Campaign planning and presentation takes a lot of work. So does getting your message out to the public and interacting with f...
One great thing I’ve noticed about crowdfunding is how platforms are driven to support the creators who use their service. They do these things in a bunch of small ways, like helping creators learn how to run their projects well with guides or tutorials, hosting different events meant to promote the...
This sounds cool, I think a lot of people would have similar issues remembering passwords. I wonder what kind of security features are included... will check it out, thanks for sharing!