Crowdfunding Archives

The Art of the Kickstarter Stunt

David Lang

Co-Founder of OpenROV, a community of DIY ocean explorers and makers of low-cost underwater robots. Author of Zero to Maker. And on Twitter!

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December 5th, 2012 6

A Holiday light project to spur interest in a Kickstarter campaign.

Blowback Over 3D Systems Suit?

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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December 4th, 2012 18

In the wake 3D Systems’ patent infringement suit against Kickstarter and Formlabs, celebrated 3D printing artist Joshua Harker has removed 3D Systems from his Kickstarter campaign.

A Folding Kayak Made of Corrugated Plastic?!

Travis Good

Speaker. Maker. Writer. Traveler. Father. Husband.

MakerCon Co-Chair (MakerCon.com) Maker City San Diego Roundtable Member San Diego Maker Faire Producer (SDMakerFaire.org)

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November 26th, 2012 5

New uses for existing materials can fuel hardware innovation. Such was the case for Anton Willis who after moving to a San Francisco apartment had to put his beloved kayak into storage. No room for big toys. By coincidence around that same time he met Robert Lang, a physicist and renowned origami expert. The ideas of kayaks and origami fused in Anton’s mind and lead him on a journey that resulted in the Oru, an innovative folding kayak.

3D Systems Suing Formlabs and Kickstarter for Patent Infringement

By Rob Giseburt

Rob Giseburt

Software Engineer by day, 3D printing enthusiast all the time.

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November 21st, 2012 47

3D Systems, makers of the Cube, a $1,299 hobbyist-level 3D printer, along with considerably more expensive industrial-level 3D printers, has filed what may be the first patent lawsuit in the hobbyist 3D printer market.

GeekMom Interviews the HackerMoms

By John Baichtal

John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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November 9th, 2012 0

Ariane Coffin of GeekMom interviewed Mothership HackerMoms Samantha Matalone Cook and Sho Sho Smith. For the uninitiated, Mothership HackerMoms is the first hackerspace aimed directly at moms. GeekMom: What do you envision for this new space? Sho Sho: We just launched a Kickstarter fundraiser to get equipment, do some DIY construction, and develop our workshop […]

A New Era of Crowdfunding?