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The Year of Giving Dangerously

What could you learn if you supported a new crowdfunding project every week for a year?

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

In crowdfunding, when is a failure actually a success?

Ubuntu’s Edge is on the brink of something…

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

Prototypes and protests

I subscribe to a lovely little service called Stack. It’s great if you’re into magazines, or serendipity, or design…

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

Have watches had their time on Kickstarter?

When a century old brand uses mainstream media to plug its…

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

Six projects in, how’s my crowdfundathon going?

As part of an experiment I’m calling The Year of Giving Dangerously, I’m supporting a new crowdfunding project every week. Why? In large part to support interesting projects — I’m a successful crowdfunder myself, and want to try and pay back some…

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

Why Kickstarter got it right when it said it was wrong

You’re damned if you do, and you’re damned if…

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

Three reasons your crowdfunding campaign could struggle

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

A crowd can riot. But can it fund a revolution?

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

The 30% rule of crowdfunding

Or… how to make friends and influence people

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

When “selling out” is just turning up the volume

Bobbie Johnson in The Year of Giving Dangerously

Grand Theft Metro

My friend Pawel was tall, skinny, and camp, and he lived in the house at the bottom of the street. I was eleven or twelve, and…

The Year of Giving Dangerously

What could you learn if you supported a new crowdfunding project every week for a year?

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