From Extra Crunch Patreon, the focus of our first EC-1, has now announced the new pricing tiers that they telegraphed in our deep dive. New reports discuss the growing demand for foreign talent and consumer annoyance with media fragmentation (i.e. can’t everything just be on Netflix?) One of our Verified Expert lawyers, José Ancer, discusses […]
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Would you buy a vinyl recording of 20 minutes of silence?
March Mindfulness is our new series that examines the explosive growth in mindfulness and meditation technology — culminating in Mashable’s groundbreaking competitive meditation bracket contest. Because March shouldn’t be all madness.
The sound of silence hasn’t been this popular since Simon and Garfunkel.
A Kickstarter campaign for a double-sided vinyl record containing 20 minutes of silence is the latest crowd-funding project that’s making noise. Eric Antonow and his 15-year-old son, Ben, decided the world could use some quiet.
And Kickstarter supporters agree. The duo has raised roughly $4,300 — seven times more than their $600 goal to produce the record. Their Kickstarter ends Wednesday. Read more…
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View More Would you buy a vinyl recording of 20 minutes of silence?Kickstarter CEO Perry Chen steps down
Kickstarter CEO Perry Chen issued an open letter on the site’s blog today, noting that he will be stepping down from his role. The executive served as one of three cofounders for the service, launching the site in 2009, with Yancey Strickler and Charles Adler. He served as CEO for Kickstarter’s first five years and […]
View More Kickstarter CEO Perry Chen steps downSphero hits Kickstarter with new RVR robotics platform
Last year, Sphero stepped away from the flashiness of Disney IP, opting instead to focus on education. It was a pragmatic business decision, above all. The draw of licensing brands like Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar was clear, but the grind ultimately proved too much for the Colorado startup. Besides, products like the Bolt and […]
View More Sphero hits Kickstarter with new RVR robotics platformOh, good, there’s a button you can press to tell your partner you’re horny
Since the dawn of time, people who aren’t terrible have been using words to ask other people to have sex with them. What if we could do away with all that and press a fuck button instead?
A would-be product called LoveSync, which is mid-Kickstarter campaign at the moment, wants to do just that. Basically, it’s two buttons — one for you and one for your partner — that you can press whenever you’re interested in having sex. If your partner has also pressed their button, you’ll both be notified with a “swirling glow.”Then you just have sex, I guess?
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View More Oh, good, there’s a button you can press to tell your partner you’re hornyOh, good, there’s a button you can press to tell your partner you’re horny
Since the dawn of time, people who aren’t terrible have been using words to ask other people to have sex with them. What if we could do away with all that and press a fuck button instead?
A would-be product called LoveSync, which is mid-Kickstarter campaign at the moment, wants to do just that. Basically, it’s two buttons — one for you and one for your partner — that you can press whenever you’re interested in having sex. If your partner has also pressed their button, you’ll both be notified with a “swirling glow.”Then you just have sex, I guess?
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View More Oh, good, there’s a button you can press to tell your partner you’re hornyI’m digging this ridiculous $19 folding laptop stand
Ask me in a couple of months what I think about the Moft. Right now, I’m actually digging it. Granted, I didn’t have particularly high hopes for a $19 (for Kickstarter early birds) fiberglass and faux leather gizmo you slap on the bottom of the laptop, but I’m into it. The “invisible” stand is pretty […]
View More I’m digging this ridiculous $19 folding laptop standDoogee is launching a modular rugged smartphone
The week following CES is probably as good a time as any to launch a Kickstarter campaign for your strange new smartphone. After all, a company like Doogee’s going to have difficulty rising above the din during a CES or MWC, even with an idea as interesting as the rugged, modular S90. The Chinese manufacturer […]
View More Doogee is launching a modular rugged smartphoneIn emerging markets there are no copycats, just budding entrepreneurs
Every year I teach an MBA course at Stanford about the exciting opportunities for tech investors and entrepreneurs in developing economies.
View More In emerging markets there are no copycats, just budding entrepreneursWhy major brands are heading to crowdfunding sites for product development insights — MashTalk
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Ten years ago, Indiegogo launched the modern era of crowdfunding by creating a place where anyone could pitch their idea, product, or creative endeavor to the entire world, asking for the funds to make it reality. Today there are no shortage of crowdfunding sites, and even though Indiegogo isn’t as large as rival Kickstarter, it’s still tremendously influential, offering entrepreneurs not just a funding platform, but also support beyond their campaigns, with tools to ease the transition from concept to launch.
Indiegogo has always had a more worldwide audience than its peers, and now current CEO David Mandelbrot wants to take things further with more outreach to inventors in China as he leads the venture-funded company to profitability. Mandelbrot joined Mashable’s MashTalk podcast to talk about how crowdfunding has evolved since in the past decade, how the company approaches quality control, and what he thinks of Indiegogo’s “anything goes” reputation. Read more…
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Self-flying camera drone Hover 2 hits Kickstarter
Two years after launching the original Hover, Zero Zero Robotics has returned for the sequel. In spite of landing a $25 million Series A back in 2016, the startup is going to the crowdfunding well on this one, launching a $100K Kickstarter campaign to launch the latest version of the self-flying drone. Hover 2, which the […]
View More Self-flying camera drone Hover 2 hits KickstarterNope!
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Alexa isn’t going in my shower. Nope.
View More Nope!