Tag Archives: crowdfunding

Why Detroit Is The Perfect Place to Kickoff Our Crowdfunding Web Series

Although I’ve been visiting my sister in Lansing, Michigan for over seven years, I only got a good look at Detroit for the first time one year ago. I had been invited by MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito to be part of a four-day innovation hackathon involving the Lab, …

Hazmat Suits And An East Harlem Bookstore: Behind The Making Of Our Web Series, Funded

Two down, eight to go. That’s our progress bar for shooting the web series we’re making with AOL about successfully crowdfunded businesses. A few weeks ago, we went up to East Harlem to visit Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore. It’s the only independent bookstore in East Harlem …

Announcement! We’re Making A Show For AOL About Crowdfunding And You Can Help

The video above is called a “sizzle reel,” which is an industry term that means, “We are badass, and everyone should watch and sponsor this program.” That’s right, we make television now (or the thing that looks and acts like a television but still allows snobby people to say “I …