Kickstarter Offering Toolkit to Hardware Startups Nick Kolakowski, May 22, 2017 3 min read Hardware is hard. Just ask any tech pro who had a great idea for a device and tried to bring it to life. Costs...
Is Crowdfunding Equity a Good Idea for Developers? Nick Kolakowski, January 9, 2017 4 min read For the past several months, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has tested the idea of allowing the masses to purchase...
Will the FTC Regulate Crowdfunding? Nick Kolakowski, June 11, 2015 2 min read Ever thought about using crowdfunding to complete a project? If so, take note: The penalty for soliciting funds...
2014 Was a Very Good Year for Crowdfunding Nick Kolakowski, January 7, 2015 1 min read Got a project to fund? If year-end data from Kickstarter is any indication, crowdfunding remains a solid—although not...
Ukrainians Resort to Crowdfunding Army Nick Kolakowski, March 20, 2014 2 min read Crowdfunding has successfully financed everything from video games and movies to smartwatches and 3D...
Kickstarter Passes the Billion-Dollar Pledge Mark Nick Kolakowski, March 4, 2014 4 min read Kickstarter's visualization for the past five years of crowdfunding. Kickstarter has passed $1 billion in...
Kickstarter Hacked, User Data Stolen Kevin Fogarty, February 17, 2014 3 min read Crowdfunding site Kickstarter was notified of a breach Feb. 12. Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has been hacked, and...
Oakland Crowdfunding Private Cops Nick Kolakowski, October 7, 2013 3 min read Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Sick of your government-appointed police force? Crowdfund your...
How Kickstarter Upended the Gaming Industry Jon Brodkin, September 26, 2013 16 min read Concept art from Star Citizen, a space-combat game funded by Kickstarter. When aspiring video game developer...
CLANG and the Pitfalls of Kickstarter Nick Kolakowski, September 20, 2013 5 min read It’s not a new story: cool project solicits funds on Kickstarter (or a similar crowdfunding Website), fails to...