Synopsis
Over $1 Billion dollars has been pledged to Kickstarter campaigns since its launch in April of 2009. Traditionally a site for funding Film and Music, Kickstarter has become a great place for anyone with a dream to see them realized. With Kickstarter you don't need a publisher or a big company, just the courage to ask.
Episodes
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 80 Nicolas Gonda and Tugg
14/09/2012 Duration: 19minCrowdfund your Indie film into your local theater. Create virtual film festivals through your local cinema. Learn how Nicolas Gonda has created a process to crowdfund movies and films screenings.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 77 How to succeed on Kickstarter
04/09/2012 Duration: 22minChris and Cherilyn Kirkman discuss how to be successful on Kickstarter. The secret is a lot of hard work and good product. They discuss their success with their three Kickstarter projects and the changes happening on Kickstarter
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 78 Matt Strong 3D Printers and Open Source
04/09/2012 Duration: 19minImagine having a Star Trek Replicator in your own home. Okay, maybe we aren't that far, but 3D printers have come a long way to being a household item. Matt Strong sits down to discuss 3D Printers and Open Source and his project called Tangi-Bot.A 3D printer in every home.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 79 Michael Laine Space Elevator
04/09/2012 Duration: 22minMichael Laine wants to use Kickstarter to reach the stars. His project is the initial phase of a process to build a space elevator on the moon and then on Earth. His project is fascinating and electrifying.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 76 Matt Forbeck
29/08/2012 Duration: 20minMatt Forbeck is making a living on Kickstarter. In 2012 he has launched 4 Kickstarter projects to write 12 novels. And as his fourth project wraps up, he has demonstrated that Kickstarter can be a solid part of a business plan to make a living.
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Funding the Dream Across America Ep 75
28/08/2012 Duration: 18minOur first stop of the road trip across America was in Ontario California as we spoke with Ta-Te Wu and his project Battle of Red Cliffs
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 73 Seeking Publishers for The Great Heartland Hauling Co.
06/08/2012 Duration: 20minJason Kotarski, a Pastor in Flint, MI, decided to create a game he could enjoy with his wife. His process of finding a publishers proved to be a more daunting task than he anticipated.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 72 Tracy Barnett Dealing with Dice
31/07/2012 Duration: 19minIf you have run a Kickstarter project, you are probably aware of the point when you realize that you have offered a reward that is costing you more than the pledge level...and it usually involves Dice.I sit down with Tracy Barnett to discuss the planning and preparation of a project and how Dice can come back to bite you if you don't pay attention.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 71 Tyler James Comix Tribe
29/07/2012 Duration: 21minKickstarter is changing nearly every category it touches. Tyler James, from Comix Tribe, discusses how Kickstarter is affecting the Comic Book industry and how his organizations is working with the new market dynamics.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 70 Serpent Stones
26/07/2012 Duration: 19minEvery project experiences the same thing; After the initial launch and enthusiasm the mid project blues set in. Things seem to drag on slowly. We sit down with Robert Harrington to discuss his project and the ways he has found to overcome this mid project downturn.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 69 Uniforge Top This
16/07/2012 Duration: 20minMarquis and Lucas from Uniforge talk about the steps to launch Top This, the Pizza Flicking Game
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 68 Go CrowdFund
13/07/2012 Duration: 20minPhD Student Michael Greenberg from Northwestern University joins me to talk about his PhD project on crowd funding. A fascinating discussion on Kickstarter and the dynamics of social crowd funding.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 67 Alien Frontiers iOS
09/07/2012 Duration: 20minAlien Frontiers was a top 10 Kickstarter board game in 2010 and Alien Frontiers Faction was a Top 10 Kickstarter board game in 2011. Now in 2012 the iPad version is making its debut on Kickstarter. I sit down with Clint Herron, the game designer, as we discuss the challenges facing developers who want their projects to be sold through the Apple store.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 66 Crash Games Lost Dutchman
28/06/2012 Duration: 20minPatrick Nickell from Crash Games joins me to talk about lessons learned from a first Kickstarter campaign and how it has been applied to Legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 65 Eric Salyers Getting Published in the US
26/06/2012 Duration: 20minHow to print your game in the USA. Eric Salyers talks about his efforts to find a cost effective way to get his game, Disaster Looms, printed in the USA.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 61 Gary Tyrrell from Fleen
23/06/2012 Duration: 21minGary Tyrrell from Fleen.com describes himself as a pseudo webcomic journalist, a hack, and a blogmonger. I found him to be entertaining and informative, especially since we both got to talk about Kickstarter projects in the game and webcomic spaces.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 64 Gary Gagnon Remyxx Shoes
21/06/2012 Duration: 20minHe appeared on Shark Tank with his Recyclable Tennis Shoe idea called Remyxx and then launched his Kickstarter campaign to coincide with the broadcast. Gary Gagnon shares his experience of bringing his Kickstarter project to life through massive amounts of PR.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 63 with Seth Godin
20/06/2012 Duration: 19minSeth Godin is a guest on Funding the Dream on Kickstarter and shares his thoughts and ideas on the power of Kickstarter and the success of his own project, The Icarus Deception.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 62 Ace of Spies and the London Whisperer
19/06/2012 Duration: 17minThe London Whisperer sits down with Michael Fox live in LONDON to talk about the creation of Ace of Spies. The episode is recorded a few hours before the Ace of Spies Kickstarter project ends.