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55 posts and columns on crowdfunding
CatLand Is the Foursquare-Tamagotchi Spawn That Apparently No One Invented Yet
“If you don’t back this Kickstarter project, we’ll kill this cat” is not the official tagline, but it should be.
Patreon Is a Recurring Tip Jar for Fans Who Love Everything You Make
Jack Conte of Pomplamoose has a different take on paid subscriptions.
CircleUp Raises $7.5M Led by Union Square Ventures
One VC firm seems a little obsessed with crowdfunding.
News Byte
Want to Draw Your Own Videogames? There’s an App for That, and It’s Now Accepting Donations.
Readers who are nostalgic for the “good ol’ days” of videogames may have heard about Pixel Press around the Web last week. The in-development app, which lets users make their own platformer games by hand-drawing them on a special paper grid — no code required — is now live on Kickstarter, where creator Robin Rath is asking for a whopping $100,000. Rath told AllThingsD that he is “highly focused on education,” since Pixel Press teaches everyone from children to “thirtysomething geeks who played Mario” the mental skills of game design and testing the playability of what they make.Mosaic Helps the Little Guys Invest Directly in Solar
Mosaic is posting $900,000 in solar projects that promise a 4.5 percent estimated annual return to individual backers.
Indie Developers Reveal the Secrets — And Drawbacks — To Funding Videogames on Kickstarter
Do your homework, don’t panic and be exciting (just not too exciting, and not too quickly).
Meet WeFunder, the Crowdfunding Platform for Would-Be Investors
A new way for small startups to raise money through crowdfunding, while giving the masses a way to become armchair investors.
Samsung’s Galaxy S4, Cisco’s Gender Mea Culpa and YamTrader’s SXSW Troll: The AllThingsD Week in Review 3/10/13 — 3/16/13
The Top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.
Why Can’t This Breathtaking Game Get Funded on Kickstarter? (Update: Funded!)
Throw Trucks With Your Mind promises to turn gamers into Jedi … if it can raise enough dough, and fast.
Medical Crowdfunding Site Watsi Becomes Y Combinator’s First Nonprofit Startup
“I’ve never been so excited about anything we’ve funded,” says YC chief Paul Graham.