December 2011
95 posts
3 tags
4 tags
4 tags
4 tags
4 tags
4 tags
As already announced, we made our network TV debut Monday night on “Rock Center with Brian Williams.” The full segment is now available online, but we’ve also embedded it above for your handy and immediate viewing. You can get a pretty good look at our office, plus watch Yancey and Perry play it cool under glaring camera lights. Don’t miss it!
1 tag
3 tags
4 tags
5 tags
5 tags
4 tags
4 tags
5 tags
5 tags
5 tags
3 tags
Yesterday the Kindly Midwesterner launched with one of the funniest and, er, bloodiest, videos we’ve seen in a long time. Luckily for our amusement, they included these outtakes as an added bonus. #needmoreblood
4 tags
3 tags
One month later, the project would close with $942,578 pledged by 13,512 backers...
– The Verge wrote a fantastic piece about product development on Kickstarter, interviewing a handful of successful creators like Scott Wilson and The Glif guys. A worthwhile read!
4 tags
#4
Document your product well. Although most of us are accustomed to ordering...
– 5 tips for running a fashion project, from We Flashy, who are designers of everything hip + reflective. Check it out on the blog.
3 tags
6 tags
2 tags
3 tags
I’m really glad I put this out here this way and I’ll certainly do it...
– From David Carr’s piece in the NY Times yesterday. We’ve been following the coverage of Louis C.K.’s self-distribution experiment closely, and let’s just say … we’re fans!
3 tags
4 tags
4 tags
6 tags
4 tags
4 tags
8 tags
5 tags
5 tags
Update #2: Our Executive Artistic Director Speaks... →
We’re still crossing our fingers for a NASA-curated page. This is so cool.
6 tags
4 tags
7 tags
To the beautiful brunette star of the popular CW... →
So, Gossip Girl was filming outside of our office yesterday. One of our co-workers got a little, ahem, sweet on one of the stars…
3 tags
So here’s the deal: we originally figured that by the end of the Kickstarter...
– What happens when your project is unexpectedly overfunded. A great update from the PID-Controlled Espresso Machine project, who are you utilizing honesty and total transparency to navigate the sometimes chaotic waters of their (surprise!) massive popularity. Nicely done, guys.
4 tags
7 tags
6 tags
3 tags
4 tags
I learned that money can be a lot of things. It can be something that is...
– Louis C.K. sold over 100k copies of his special, making more than $500k. (via meaghano)
Amen, Louis.
5 tags
4 tags
Is This The Best Kickstarter Backer Reward Ever?... →
We’re just going to leave this here.
3 tags
4 tags
The Connie Converse Double Album That Never Got... →
The Awl has launched a series exploring what happens if a Kickstarter project doesn’t reach it’s funding goal. Their first Q&A, with Dan and David of Squirrel Thing Recordings, is great. Read it!
5 tags
5 tags
5 tags