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• House Fire
• Raised $5700+ of $5000 goal - from ~100 people
• 1st  day - $2300 / 35 people
• 2nd day - $4200 / 70 people
• 6th  day - $5400 / 90+ people
• Average donation $60 - range $10 to $500
• 1/3 left comments -1/3 anonymous
• 40% town, 60% area, 5% out of state

• Birdhouse Center For The Arts, Lambertville NJ
• Founded in 2012 - Music Therapy - Education - Performance
• www.birdhousecenter.org

• Renovated canal barn building
• Needed to complete: water, accessible bathroom, supplies

• 127 backers pledged $15,917 of $15,000 goal
• Funding May 9 2013 - Jun 8 2013 (30 days)

• And That Happened - Jack Furlong Quartet
• Jack Furlong (baritone & tenor sax), Sean Gough (piano),
  Pat Kelley (bass), John O'Keefe (drums)

• Contemporary, cool jazz

• February 2011
• 68 funders - $3,050 raised towards $3,000 goal ($10, $20)

Find And That Happened
on Amazon.com

• Charity
• Jack Furlong (tenor sax) and Sean Gough (piano)

• Popular Christian hymns set in a jazz setting
• All proceeds donated to three different charities

• November 2013
• 82 funders - $4,000 raised towards $4,000 goal ($10, $20)
• $10 - Digital download MP3s
• $20 - Autographed CD
• $35 - Live webcam concert
• ... $500 - Live house concert

Find Charity
on Amazon.com

Jack Furlong Orchestra

• Jack Furlong
• Baritone saxophonist
• Performer, composer, arranger
• www.jackfurlong.com

• Jack Furlong Orchestra
• Jazz, classic standards, hint of pop
• 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, trombone,
• guitar, piano, bass, drums, 2 vocalists

• First complete collection of piano works by R. Nathaniel Dett

• Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)
• Composer, pianist, teacher, poet, and writer
• First American composer to fuse African American folk idioms
  with the European art music tradition in a sophisticated way
• See Wikipedia

• Released 11/15 by Navona Records (sample clips)

Find My Cup Runneth Over
on Amazon.com

YouTube audio

• Clipper Erickson, pianist
• Westminster Conservatory and Temple University

• Prize winner of international competitions
• Performed as soloist with orchestras and in recitals
  all over Europe and the United States
• clippererickson.com

• 63 backers pledged $6,352 of $6,000 goal
• Funding Apr 26 2015 - Jun 25 2015 (60 days)
• Recording sessions completed May 2015

• Sixth studio album, first independently produced
• Recorded basic tracks; funding for more recording, mixing, mastering, manufacturing
• "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" top ten 1997
• Best Producer Grammy nomination for This Fire, first woman sole producer, 1997
  • Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• "I Don't Want To Wait" was theme song to TV show Dawson's Creek
• Best New Artist - Grammy Award, 1998

• $15 digital download, $25 signed CD, $50 signed vinyl
• $250 Skype chat (11), $500 record your song video (7)
• $1000 voice lesson (2), $2500 sing onstage at concert (4)
• $5000 studio time in MA (1), $10,000 lunch in Boston or private concert (1)

• 911 backers pledged $75,258 of $50,000 goal
• Funding Sep 22 2012 - Oct 29 2012 (37 days)
• Released 4/2013 on her 675 label
• paulacole.com

Find This Fire
on Amazon.com

Light Reactive Paintings

• Light changes the color and effect of each piece
• Change appearance throughout the day, season, and year
• Light reactive into UV spectrum - glow in darkness
• Also fine art metallic photo prints

• Phosphorescent pigments - w/ acrylic, sand, crushed glass,
  garnet, quartz, sea shells, candle wax, cinnamon, salt
• Each piece takes many months to complete

• Shayla Maddox
• shaylamaddox.com

Reward levels

• Creating Paintings . Art . Light
• 100 patrons - $1500 per month
• $1 / mo - Access to Patron-only posts [40]
• $5 / mo - One-hour digital hangouts [30]
• $25 / mo - Art care-packages [15]
• $50 / mo - "Made with wonder and magic" [2]
• $100 / mo - "I vow that I will repay your encouragement
      with hard work and a fighting spirit" [4]

Patreon

• $2 million funding per month, 10K creators, 250K patrons

• Premium headphones for private listening
• External cat ear speakers for sharing music
• LED accent lights around earcups and on cat ear speakers
• Detachable boom mic for gaming

• AxentWear - Victoria Hu, Wenqing Yan
• UC Berkeley grads - Innovation Lab fellowship
• 21 K backers pledged $3.4 M of $250 K goal ($115)
• $720 K in five days - Funded Nov. 2014
• Marketed by Brookstone
• http://www.brookstone.com/axent-wear-cat-ear-headphones/
• www.axentwear.com
• www.facebook.com/AxentWear
• $149

Find the Cat Ear Headphones
on Amazon.com

• Independent controls for speakers and lights
• Over-the-ear cushioned earcups for noise reduction and a secure fit
• Cable has inline volume control plus forward & back buttons
• USB rechargeable - up to 5 hours of playing time per charge

• Improvements
  • Detachable boom mic (stretch goal)
  • Shorter extendable headband, sound quality, brighter colors

• $2,000 donation packs - 2 headphones - plus custom paint job
  or custom digital painting of you “or your character” wearing them, .
• $10,000 pack - personalized painting, custom paint job,
  and custom LED light colors (changing or color of your choice)

Brookstone

• 3DMonstr - West Windsor, NJ
• Next generation industrial-grade, quad-extruder 3D printer
• Four independent extruders, independent temperature controls
• Gantry-style - Prints fine detail, large build volume (1 - 8 cubic feet)
• Upgradeable, foldable; Modular, for maintenance and upgradability
• 3dmonstr.com
• Start at $2,499

• 102 backers pledged $89,806 of $35,000 goal
• ~ 19 printers sold - 1/2 U.S.
• Funding Dec 23 2013 - Jan 27 2014 (35 days)

• Original estimated delivery May 2014
• Shipped 3/31/2016

The NoPhone

• "Plastic rectangle
      for people who are addicted to rectangular devices"
• Thin, light and completely wireless design
• Technology-free alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact
• Allows you to stay connected with the real world
• Selfie upgrade - Reflective mirror sticker
• The world's least popular phone company
• www.thenophone.com

The NoPhone (9/2014)

• Technology free mobile phone - Less-is-more
• Originally unsuccessful - Staff Pick
  • 549 backers pledged $10,021 of $30K goal ($12)
  • Sep 11 2014 - Oct 11 2014 (30 days)
• Relaunched - 915 backers pledged $18,316 of $5,000 goal ($12)
  • Funding Oct 14 2014 - Oct 29 2014 (15 days)

NoPhone ZERO (9/2015)

• "Least advanced NoPhone ever" - Has zero features
• 130 backers pledged $1,239 of $500 goal ($5)
• Funding Sep 9 2015 - Oct 9 2015 (30 days) - Funded in 2 days

Find the NoPhone
on Amazon.com

• Charges 5 devices at once - Up to 2.4X faster
• 4 USB ports - rapid charging, 2.4 Amp
• 1 removable battery pack as 5th USB port, 1 A, 3200 mAh
  • Remove to charge on the go, slide back in to recharge
• 50 Watt (10 A) total power
• SmartDetact technology to power devices at max speed
• Built-in cable management - wrap around top/bottom fins
• Power cord - Uses 1 outlet
• Output DC 5V = 4 x 2.4A / 12 W (10 A Max)
• 3,200mAh Battery
• 4.25 x 5 x 1.625 in
• http://www.tylt.com/charging-station
• Retail $99
• Indegogo - Early bird $35 (250), $45 (500), $55

Find the STYLT ENERGI Desktop
on Amazon.com

• Transforms outlet coverplate into night light
• 2 LED lights, around 3 lumens, similar to nightlights
• Sensor turns on/off based on light conditions
• LED lights cost less than 10 cents per year, last 25+ years
• Duplex (2 up) or Decor (rectangular) - white, light almond, ivory
• $15 each, $65/5
• www.snappower.com/select-guidelight

Find the SnapPower SnapRays Guidelight
on Amazon.com

• Transforms outlet coverplate into USB charger
• 1 Amp USB charger - similar to 1 amp Apple charger for iPhone 6 / 6 Plus
• Charges smartphones (iPhone 6 in 2 hours)
• Charges tablets and other 2.1 devices slower (iPad Air 2 in 7.5 hours)
• Duplex (2 up) or Decor (rectangular) - white, light almond, ivory
• $20, $85/5
• www.snappower.com/snappower-chargers

• Folding keyboard
• 4 rows of keys
• Folds down middle (between H and J)
• Multiple colors
• www.flyshark.mobi
• ~ $55

Find the FlyShark Keyboard
on Amazon.com

• Lightning-fast, handheld, origami-style robots
  • Build, program, play with, and evolve
• Six insect­like legs
  • Run at high speed with alternating gait
  • Climb on variety of surfaces
• Durable - Flexible micro­thin plastic and fabric composite, lightweight
• Shipped as kit with materials and electronics
  • Fold and snap together into a 3D bug­like shape, origami­style
• 10 sensors - Rotation, acceleration, gyroscope, light
  • Send / receive IR signals
• Smartphone control, programmable
• Battery 30 - 45 minutes of play time
• www.kamigamirobots.com
• ~ $70

• Alphabet book all about coding
• Fun for both toddlers and their grown up counterparts
• From Ada to Zimbu, every letter highlights a code language
  with a “Hello World” program

• Alex Papadimoulis / Inedo - Software tools
• 886 backers pledged $21,084 of $5,000 goal ($10)
• Funding May 6 2015 - Jun 11 2015 (36 days)
• inedo.com/abc
• Pages - Each Letter
• $11.95

Find Programming Languages ABC++
on Amazon.com

• Children's A-Z book - Whirlwind romp around the globe
• Explores 24 countries through rhyming introductions to their culture
• Fun activities including crafts, recipes and games - 330 pp.

• Ruth Fitts - International education, geography
• 76+ backers pledged $5600 of $4000 goal ($25)
• Funding Oct - Nov 2015
• www.australiatozimbabwe.com
• Sample Chapter
• $24.95 hardcover

Find Australia to Zimbabwe
on Amazon.com

• Science can be more fantastical than fiction!
• Imagine if Dr. Seuss met Mr. Darwin and wrote a book...
• Children's book that uses verse and illustration
  to tell amazing stories about evolution

• Breadpig - Tiffany Taylor, evolutionary biology
• 1,620 backers pledged $52,026 of $25,000 goal ($15)
• Funding Feb 12 2014 - Mar 14 2014 (30 days)
• breadpig.com
• $15 hardcover

Find Great Adaptations
on Amazon.com

• The greatest Viking epics - the Poetic and Prose Eddas
• Icelandic / Norse mythology from 1000 years ago
• Retold with entertaining storytelling and full-color illustration
• Stretch goals: Game preview, Tapestries

• Andrew Valkauskas - Viking games and books
• 389 backers pledged $21,921 CAD of $2,900 goal ($30)
• Funding May 7 2015 - May 31 2015 (24 days)

• Every word of English deserves to be lookupable!
• We want to find a million words that haven't been included in major English dictionaries and give them each a home on the Internet
• Search for casual definitions that have already been written
• "Free-range definitions" - self-defining, explanatory sentences
• 52% of English lexicon is undocumented in standard references
• Comparing Google Books to major dictionaries

• Wordnik
• 726 backers pledged $58,407 of $50,000 goal ($25 adopt a word)
• Sep 15 2015 - Oct 17 2015 (31 days)
• https://www.wordnik.com/

• The story of Magna Carta, foundation of our rights, sealed 1215
• Freedom’s unlikely origins, remarkable triumphs, modern challenges
• Guarantees included in the laws and constitutional order
  of the English-speaking world
• Follow-up to The Great War Remembered - WW1 (2014)

• John Robson & Brigitte Pellerin - broadcasters, professor, producer...
• 1,222 backers pledged $85,870 CAD of $75,000 goal ($25)
• Funding Jan 30 2015 - Mar 16 2015 (45 days)
• Digital and DVD
• www.magnacartadocumentary.com

• Camping bottle that converts to a cup
• Easy to clean insulated stainless steel water bottle
  

• Stable Goods - Matty - Industrial Designer
• 1,328+ backers pledged $70,111+ of $10,000 goal ($26)
• Funding Oct. - Nov. 2015
• stablegoods.co

• Personal collections of rare specimens
• Limited Edition collectible
  
• Portable collection of curiosities from Earth and beyond
• 26 specimens, artfully arranged, encased in Lucite acrylic
• Authentic, iconic, and labeled
  

• Hans Fex
• Mini Museum 2
  • 1,328+ backers pledged $70,111+ of $10,000 goal ($249)
• Funding Oct. - Nov. 2015
• Mini Museum 1
  • 5,030 backers pledged $1,226,811 of $38,000 goal ($99/199)
• Funding Feb 18 2014 - Mar 20 2014 (30 days)
• minimuseum.com
• Specimen Notes from the Mini Museum
  • https://medium.com/specimen-notes-from-the-mini-museum

• Premium fabric, highest quality, 25 year guarantee
• Made in America
• Follow up to The Quarter Century Pants

• RPMWEST
• 1,145+ backers pledged $194,985+ of $20,000 goal ($159)
• Funding Oct. - Nov. 2015
• rpmwest.com

• The most comfortable, versatile, and technologically advanced bra
• Patented wire free construction, odorless, quick dry & reversible

• Knix Wear - Women's Athletic Seamless Underwear
• 13,642 backers pledged $1,105,177 of $30,000 goal ($42)
• Funding Sep 14 2015 - Oct 24 2015 (40 days)
• www.knixwear.com/pages/evolution-bra

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