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Ep 140 Mark MacKinnon Upon a Fable |
May 8, 2013 |
| Mark MacKinnon has been in the board game industry a long time. When his first attempt at launching a Kickstarter project wasn't doing well, he cancelled, adjusted, and relaunched. He discusses the process behind this and why he did it.
Mark MacKinnon is with Dyskami Publishing Company. |
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Kickstarter and Taxes Ep 139 |
April 17, 2013 |
| Does it matter when you fund your Kickstarter project? You bet it does. Take a listen as we discuss the challenges that you face when it comes tax time and you have a Kickstarter project about ready to fund.
My guest is John Skeen, CPA and we talk Taxes and Kickstarter
And a surprise visit from Catan Official Gaming Board creator. |
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Business Partners and Kickstarter Ep 138 with Patrick Nickell |
April 9, 2013 |
| Patrick Nickell and I share an open discussion about the delicate nature of handling a partnership that decides to split. He talks about his and I talk about mine. Kickstarter and the unintended consequences of partnerships that don't last.
Oh, and a special guest appearance by Lia Bliss. Yes, she is related. |
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Special Edition Ali Spagnola Power Hour Final Countdown on IndieGoGo |
April 8, 2013 |
| Ali was just on the show as a guest and comes back in one of our special sponsor slots to talk about her final hours as the project winds down on IndieGoGo.
Also, you get to hear some of her fantastic music.
Her project is Power Hour Victory Tour on IndieGoGo |
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Days of Wonder on Kickstarter Ep 137 Small World 2 |
April 5, 2013 |
| Days of Wonder is an established board game and video game company. They have very good reasons for everything they do, including launching then canceling, then relaunching their Small World 2 game on Kickstarter.
Listen in as Mark Kaufmann, VP of Marketing, discusses their reasoning and shares great insight into doing both video and board games. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 136 Ali Spagnola Power Hour Victory Tour |
April 1, 2013 |
| Ali Spagnola is a talented artist and a fighter. When she was hit with a lawsuit to stop performing and selling her own music, she fought back, and won. Now she is funding a victory tour to celebrate the three year legal battle. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 135 Jonathan Liu Kicking Back |
March 28, 2013 |
| Jonathan Liu, writer for GeekDad on Wired.com, is my guest as we discuss his Kicking Back program. The idea of giving to the Kickstarter community as a backer BEFORE you become a project owner.
It is an interesting conversation as we chat with Jonathan about this and his Emperor's New Clothes project |
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Undead episode with Zombie House Blitz |
March 28, 2013 |
| This is a special edition episode as Zombie House Blitz wraps up with still 82% to go. We take a few minutes to check in with Jeremiah Lee to see how he's holding up. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 134 Alyssa Faden Torn Armor |
March 27, 2013 |
| Since Torn Armor launched as a Kickstarter project, it followed the traditional trajectory of lots of funding activity early then a steep drop off. But then they made an adjustment and pulled out of the dive, trending upward for the rest of their campaign.
Listen in as I speak with Alyssa Faden about the creation of Torn Armor on Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 133 David Basulto Talking the iOgrapher |
March 13, 2013 |
| I love to shoot video and David Basulto has just made it that much easier. Using an iPad Mini and his very cool iOgrapher, you can be decked out like the pros. David shares with us the secrets of filming and the excitement of teaching kids about the new opportunities that all this technology provides. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 132 X-Wing Fighters Simon Kwan & Ed Dean |
March 12, 2013 |
| Two guys in Shanghai decided to fight back against the Empire's efforts to Kickstart a Death Star. They are our last best hope. Join me as we talk to Simon Kwan and Ed Dean who launched the Rebel X-Wing Kickstarter project.
Join the rebellion against the Empire. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 131 Drew Tablak Disney Cast Member |
March 12, 2013 |
| Drew Tablak sings, dances, and plays instruments while riding a bike as one of Disney's Dapper Dan's. He has created a Kickstarter page as a way of connecting with his fans and shares with us how it is to be a Disney cast member and feel that connection with fans.
His Kickstarter page can be found as Drew Tablak |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 130 Richard Bliss on Crowdfunding |
March 6, 2013 |
| Kickstarter and Crowdfunding are changing everything they touch. Industries and markets are being turned upside down. The gatekeepers of the past are being replaced by people with a dream connecting directly to people who share that dream. Join me in my discussion about what this means to all of us. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 129 Michael Selinker A Maze of Games |
March 1, 2013 |
| A Kickstarter project that is a game. Not a Kickstarter project to make a game but the project itself is part of the game. Hidden clues, small signs, all leading up to the funding of the project called A Maze of Games with Michael Selinker.
You have never seen anything like this |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 128 Michael Mindes Tasty Minstel Games |
February 28, 2013 |
| Michael Mindes has his 8th Kickstarter project currently on running. He provides advice and insight into what is more important, a lot of backers or a lot of money.
Listen in as he lets us in on his secrets |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 127 Lawsuit for failing to deliver |
February 28, 2013 |
| Kickstarter Project owner successfully funds $35,000 and then announces the project won't get delivered, pocketing the money. What do you do? If you are Neil Singh, you sue.
Neil discusses the circumstances leading up to his suing the project owner who failed to deliver what was promised.
This is a great interview that covers topics every Kickstarter owner needs to think about. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 126 Dana Lombardy Grant Rising |
February 26, 2013 |
| Scott Pfeiffer answers a quick question about Kickstarter and Non-profits and our guest is Dana Lombardy, creating a book of the military campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant on Kickstarter. We record live from Dundracon |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 125 Josh Githens and Boardwalk |
February 26, 2013 |
| On-site discussion with a board game store owner. Kickstarter continues to have huge involvement from Boardgamers. 36 new tabletop games this week alone. We sit down with Josh Githens, owner of Boardwalk, and tabletop game store in Greenville, SC to discuss what makes a good store, the game industry and Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 124 Zombie House Blitz with Jeremiah Lee |
February 25, 2013 |
| Jeremiah Lee struck gold with his first game called Zombie in my Pocket. He now returns with Zombie House Blitz. I have a conversation about finding success twice and the challenges of designing a great game. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 123 Jamey Stegmaier |
February 20, 2013 |
| How to reach out to the media to maximize exposure for your Kickstarter project and how to use Facebook to create demand outside the project. Jamey knows his stuff and after this podcast you are going to be a lot smarter about how to launch a successful Kickstarter project. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 122 Howard Tayler Challenge Coins |
February 20, 2013 |
| My most frequent and popular guest, Howard Tayler, discusses his own Kickstarter project for Schlock Mercenary Challenge Coins. Great advice for setting the value of your project. Listen and be inspired. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 121 Michael Keller City Hall Failure review |
February 20, 2013 |
| No one likes to fail. But one good failure can teach us more than a dozen successes. Michael Keller generously rejoins the podcast to discuss what went wrong with his very successful board game, City Hall. His Kickstarter project failed to catch on and he sheds light on lessons learned. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 120 Compounded Darrell Louder |
February 15, 2013 |
| Compounded is a board game from Dice Hate Me Games created by Darrell Louder for UnPub 1. It has attracted nearly 2,000 backers and $100,000 in funding. We speak with Darrell about how he found himself with a hit game on his hands. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 119 IndieGoGo with Oogave |
February 12, 2013 |
| Oogave co-founder , Gannon Merrell, joins me to discuss using crowdfunding platform IndiGoGo to try to save his company. This is an open and frank conversation about using Crowdfunding to rally your fans when things get dire. We appreciate Gannon sharing with us his experience. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 118 Josh Githens Boardwalk Game Store |
February 4, 2013 |
| Why retailers should care about Kickstarter board games. Josh Githens, co-owner of Boardwalk the Game store in Greenville SC, sits down to discuss how he runs his game store and why Kickstarter is important to retailers. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 117 Pathfinder MMO Ryan Dancey |
January 29, 2013 |
| Raising $20,000 an hour in the last 10 hours of his campaign, Ryan Dancey with Goblinworks successfully funded over $1 million for the new Pathfinder Online MMO. Ryan shares some of his insights into raising so much money is such a short amount of time. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 116 Jamey Stegmaier Viticulture |
January 28, 2013 |
| Who has heard of a money back guarantee for Kickstarter. Jamey Stegmaier thought it was a good idea. He raised $60,000 for his first time project. Listen in on some of his other innovative ideas for your next Kickstarter project |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 115 Story Realms Legal Battle |
January 18, 2013 |
| Story Realms was a very successful Kickstarter Project. Then, right before they went to print they received a notice of a possible trademark violation. Faced with a lengthy court battle, they had to rename the product. Listen in as Angie Hickman Newnham shares her horror story. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 114 UnPub 3 with John Moller |
January 16, 2013 |
| If you have a game idea then you need to be listening to John Moller talk about UnPub 3. His UnPublished Games Convention is destined to be one of the biggest new Cons in the near future and you need to be a part of it. Take a listen as John talks about how you can get your unpublished game playtested and reviewed. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 113 The Gravity Light with Jim Fullalove |
January 15, 2013 |
| Crowdfunding can do amazing thing, even change the world. Jim Fullalove from therefore.com in the UK joins me to discuss the Gravity Light. Launched on IndieGoGo and successfully funded with $400,000.
Join our discussion as Jim talks about how Crowdfunding affects what is possible. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 112 Michael Lee and Panda Games |
January 3, 2013 |
| Michael Lee is the Co-Founder of Panda Games. Panda Games is the number manufacturer of Kickstarter board games. Learn some secrets to getting your board game through the manufacturing process as easy and quickly as possible. Plus a few bonus ideas for your next Kickstarter board game project. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 111 Michael Stelzner and Social Media Examiner |
December 18, 2012 |
| Michael is the founder of Social Media Examiner and is an absolute expert on making social media work for you. He shares some tips and insights on how to maximize social media for your Kickstarter campaign and find success. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 110 Creating your Message with Rose Spinelli |
December 17, 2012 |
| Every successful Kickstarter project tells a story. And the most successful are stories with a carefully crafted message.
Rose Spinelli and I discuss how to create a message that resonates with your backers and fans to help them become excited and back your Kickstarter project. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 109 Making a habit out of Kickstarter |
December 12, 2012 |
| Robert Burke is on his fourth successful Kickstarter project. Kickstarter has changed his life. Now, when he has an idea, instead of it getting buried in the "Good Idea" bin, he instead puts it into the "Kickstarter Ideas" bin and begins the launch process.
Come listen in as Robert and I talk about turning the launching of your great ideas into a Kickstarter Habit |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 108 How to price your boardgame |
December 8, 2012 |
| Setting price is one of the most difficult of tasks and can make or break your game company. Uwe Eickert, CEO of Academy Games, joins us again to go into details about how to determine the best pricing for your board game as a Kickstarter project or retail store product. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 107 Missing $50,000 by $28 dollars |
December 6, 2012 |
| Dreamquest Games Creative Director, Christopher Williamson, joins me to discuss the massive amounts of coverage they have received for FAILING their Alpha Colony Kickstarter project. Lots of projects fail, but seldom do they fail by $28 after raising nearly $50,000. Take a listen as Christopher and I discuss the thoughts behind the process. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 106 Uwe Eickert and Academy Games |
December 4, 2012 |
| If you are in the board game business, there has been a lot of discussion about why an established company should or should not be using Kickstarter. Uwe Eickert, a very savvy businessman, and owner of Academy Games, spells it out clearly why Kickstarter is such a boon to established board game companies, not just the little guys. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 105 Keep Running with Michael Fox |
December 3, 2012 |
| Michael has had success with designing a game and having a publisher put it on Kickstarter. Now he is using the new UK Kickstarter portal to publish his own game called Keep Running |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 104 Condiment Cards |
November 30, 2012 |
| Condiment Cards Kickstarter Video made me laugh out loud. It was simple, without voice or sound. And I think it is very effective. Come listen to Sheldon and Jeff discuss their project and how easy it was for them to create a video. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 103 Valley Games and Up Front |
November 27, 2012 |
| Valley Games dominated Kickstarter in 2012 with D-Day Dice. Now they are back again with Up Front. But all is not without controversy. Come listen to Torben Sherwood discuss the Valley Games and the challenges ahead. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 102 Crowdfunding Academy Launch |
November 26, 2012 |
| Cammon Randle and I have launched the Crowdfunding Academy to help people learn how to navigate Crowdfunding and Kickstarter.
Take a listen and be sure to sign up for a 1 year membership for the Crowdfunding Academy at www.crowdfundthedream.com |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 101 Michael Keller City Hall |
November 12, 2012 |
| Any successful Kickstarter project takes planning and organization, something Michael Keller excels at. But even that kind of planning can't overcome Hurricane Sandy.
Michael Keller speaks about some of the challenges of launching City Hall, his Kickstarter game project in the face of outside forces. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 100 David Brin and the Future of Crowds |
November 11, 2012 |
| David Brin has been writing about crowds and their impact on society for decades. He is a prolific author of hard science fiction and non-fiction. He joins me on Funding the Dream to talk about the battle going on in our society of the idea that crowds can make smart decisions for society. A perfect topic that ties into Kickstarter and its impact on the markets it touches. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 99 GeekDad writer Jonathan Liu |
November 6, 2012 |
| Jonathan Liu has the dream job. He writes for Geek Dad covering the board gaming space. How cool is that? Jonathan joins me on the show to talk about resisting the Kickstarter urge to back all the great game projects.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 98 Monte Cook and Numenera |
November 6, 2012 |
| Monte Cook has literally written the book on Role Playing Games. It wasn't a surprise to anyone that his latest RPG project did well on Kickstarter. The fact that it did more than a $500,000 for a unreleased RPG was a surprise.
Monte joins me on the show to talk about RPGs, Kickstarter, and the energy that is happening in the RPG market. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 97 Starlit Citadel Reviews on IndieGoGo |
November 6, 2012 |
| Starlit Citadel Reviews is an IndieGoGo project by Kaja Sadowski and Joanna Gaskell. Their show is a great gamer resource for anyone in the world. They are located in Vancouver BC Canada and talk about IndieGoGo and their ongoing success using the platform |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 96 Catan Official Game Board |
November 6, 2012 |
| Bill Trammel and Nate Veldcamp had a crazy idea around 1am early morning after playing a long game of Settlers of Catan. The creation of a Catan board to take your Catan game anywhere.
Bill and Nate join me to discuss how they struck gold with their idea to create an official Settlers of Catan gaming board and how it became a success on Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 95 3 Ways to promote your Kickstarter Campaign |
October 19, 2012 |
| Learn 3 new techniques for finding more backers for your Kickstarter campaign. Adam Danielski joins me to discuss three strategies for marketing your Kickstarter campaign to get more backers. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 94 IndieGoGo with Paco Garcia Jaen |
October 16, 2012 |
| Paco Garcia Jaen, the creative mind behind GMS Magazine, sits down to discuss his recent project on IndieGoGo. There are important differences between IndieGoGo and Kickstarter, and Paco shares with us how IndieGoGo worked well for his raising funds for Spiel in Essen. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 93 Cengiz Dervis and Laurence O'Brien Again |
October 10, 2012 |
| Three weeks after launching their Kickstarter project, we check in with my two favorite Brits to see how things are going and to get a sense of how nerve-racking it can be to have a project creeping up on the funding goal. Their project is down to less than 40 hours and less than $300. We see if they are going to make it. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 92 Adam Danielski Longer isn't Better |
October 10, 2012 |
| Kickstarter gives you up to 60 days to fund your project. Common sense would seem to say that taking the full 60 days, giving you as much time as possible to fund, is the smart move. Adam Danielski is here to tell you why that belief is wrong and can end up demoralizing you and your project.
Listen in as he shares four key takeaways from his successful but painful Kickstarter project. Longer isn't always better |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 91 Sue Shanahan Author Illustrator |
October 8, 2012 |
| Sue Shanahon is a talented author and illustrator. Her appearance on Oprah was recognition for those talents and her ability to capture the likeness of a person in her work. Sue speaks with us as she goes from zero knowledge to launching a Kickstarter project to bring one of her books to the iPad. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 90 Eric Salyers and Printing in the US |
October 8, 2012 |
| Break from Reality Games just released Disaster Looms. Eric Slayers, president of Break from Reality Games sits down to discuss the challenges of printing in the USA for board games. Their are pros and their are cons and he touches on each. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 89 Time of Reflection with Alex Wilson |
October 5, 2012 |
| Alex Wilson's Time of Reflection Illustrated story won the prestigious Eagle Award at London Comic-con this year. His project, to print his illustrated book here in the US funded and he shares with us some of the challenges of getting a project printed. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 88 Kim Vandenbroucke |
October 2, 2012 |
| Kim Vandenbroucke is a professional blogger and game inventor. No, I'm serious, she does this for a living...and she is very good at it. She joins me to talk about the Toy and Game Inventors conference in Chicago. www.tandgcon.com is the perfect place to make all the contacts you need if you want to get your game into the market. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 87 Endtime Graphic Novel with Tim Kenyon |
October 1, 2012 |
| Kickstarter is having an impact in the Graphic Novel space. Tim Kenyon discusses the journey necessary to get your Graphic Novel up on Kickstarter and published. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 86 Cengiz Dervis and The Drake Files |
September 29, 2012 |
| Meet Cengiz Dervis, a real life Martial-Arts Expert and Weapons Master who has written a gritty Graphic Novel. Laurence O'Brien, the London Whisperer joins me as we discuss how to launch a Kickstarter campaign if you are British and how Cengiz Dervis has a very cool Kickstarter project. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 85 with Tom Vasel |
September 26, 2012 |
| Tom Vasel and I don't see eye to eye on everything. But especially on Kickstarter. We both see the Kickstarter impact from different sides and have a healthy discussion about that. Join Tom Vasel and myself as we discuss the impact of Kickstarter in the board game space |
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America's Fighting Dinosaur with Steve Snoey Ep 84 |
September 23, 2012 |
| Steve Snoey has created a Kickstarter campaign that crosses games and film. Take a lesson as we discuss the impact of Kickstarter on these two industries |
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Getting your game in stores - Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 83 with Aldo Ghiozzi |
September 21, 2012 |
| Nearly every board game project on Kickstarter has to address the issue of how to get their board game into game stores and how many copies to print. Aldo Ghiozzi, CEO of Impessions, sits down to talk the numbers and how many copies does an average board game sell. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 82 The Spiel with Stephen Conway |
September 20, 2012 |
| Seven years is a long time to do anything, but it is a very long time to host a show about board games. The Spiel has become The Show...Audio, Video, and Film...for the board game community.
I sit down with Stephen Conway, creator and co-host of The Spiel to talk about the industry and their Kickstarter campaign. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 81 Story Realms and Angie Hickman |
September 20, 2012 |
| Story Realms game co-designer Angie Hickman shares with us how she and her business partner, Julian Leiberan-Titus, used social media and specifically Twitter, to grow their fan base from nearly zero to a size able to successfully fund a new board game.
Angie's insights into how to manage your social networking and how it is about participating in the community that is much more important than simply trying to sell a product. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 80 Nicolas Gonda and Tugg |
September 14, 2012 |
| Crowdfund your Indie film into your local theater. Create virtual film festivals through your local cinema. Learn how Nicolas Gonda has created a process to crowdfund movies and films screenings. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 79 Michael Laine Space Elevator |
September 4, 2012 |
| Michael Laine wants to use Kickstarter to reach the stars. His project is the initial phase of a process to build a space elevator on the moon and then on Earth. His project is fascinating and electrifying.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 78 Matt Strong 3D Printers and Open Source |
September 4, 2012 |
| Imagine having a Star Trek Replicator in your own home. Okay, maybe we aren't that far, but 3D printers have come a long way to being a household item. Matt Strong sits down to discuss 3D Printers and Open Source and his project called Tangi-Bot.
A 3D printer in every home. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 77 How to succeed on Kickstarter |
September 4, 2012 |
| Chris and Cherilyn Kirkman discuss how to be successful on Kickstarter. The secret is a lot of hard work and good product. They discuss their success with their three Kickstarter projects and the changes happening on Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 76 Matt Forbeck |
August 29, 2012 |
| Matt Forbeck is making a living on Kickstarter. In 2012 he has launched 4 Kickstarter projects to write 12 novels. And as his fourth project wraps up, he has demonstrated that Kickstarter can be a solid part of a business plan to make a living. |
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Funding the Dream Across America Ep 75 |
August 28, 2012 |
| Our first stop of the road trip across America was in Ontario California as we spoke with Ta-Te Wu and his project Battle of Red Cliffs |
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Funding the dream on kickstarter Ep 74 Overcoming fears.m4a |
August 14, 2012 |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 73 Seeking Publishers for The Great Heartland Hauling Co. |
August 6, 2012 |
| Jason Kotarski, a Pastor in Flint, MI, decided to create a game he could enjoy with his wife. His process of finding a publishers proved to be a more daunting task than he anticipated. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 72 Tracy Barnett Dealing with Dice |
July 31, 2012 |
| If you have run a Kickstarter project, you are probably aware of the point when you realize that you have offered a reward that is costing you more than the pledge level...and it usually involves Dice.
I sit down with Tracy Barnett to discuss the planning and preparation of a project and how Dice can come back to bite you if you don't pay attention. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 71 Tyler James Comix Tribe |
July 29, 2012 |
| Kickstarter is changing nearly every category it touches. Tyler James, from Comix Tribe, discusses how Kickstarter is affecting the Comic Book industry and how his organizations is working with the new market dynamics. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 70 Serpent Stones |
July 26, 2012 |
| Every project experiences the same thing; After the initial launch and enthusiasm the mid project blues set in. Things seem to drag on slowly. We sit down with Robert Harrington to discuss his project and the ways he has found to overcome this mid project downturn. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 69 Uniforge Top This |
July 16, 2012 |
| Marquis and Lucas from Uniforge talk about the steps to launch Top This, the Pizza Flicking Game
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 68 Go CrowdFund |
July 13, 2012 |
| PhD Student Michael Greenberg from Northwestern University joins me to talk about his PhD project on crowd funding. A fascinating discussion on Kickstarter and the dynamics of social crowd funding. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 67 Alien Frontiers iOS |
July 9, 2012 |
| Alien Frontiers was a top 10 Kickstarter board game in 2010 and Alien Frontiers Faction was a Top 10 Kickstarter board game in 2011. Now in 2012 the iPad version is making its debut on Kickstarter.
I sit down with Clint Herron, the game designer, as we discuss the challenges facing developers who want their projects to be sold through the Apple store. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 66 Crash Games Lost Dutchman |
June 28, 2012 |
| Patrick Nickell from Crash Games joins me to talk about lessons learned from a first Kickstarter campaign and how it has been applied to Legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 65 Eric Salyers Getting Published in the US |
June 26, 2012 |
| How to print your game in the USA. Eric Salyers talks about his efforts to find a cost effective way to get his game, Disaster Looms, printed in the USA. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 61 Gary Tyrrell from Fleen |
June 23, 2012 |
| Gary Tyrrell from Fleen.com describes himself as a pseudo webcomic journalist, a hack, and a blogmonger. I found him to be entertaining and informative, especially since we both got to talk about Kickstarter projects in the game and webcomic spaces. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 64 Gary Gagnon Remyxx Shoes |
June 21, 2012 |
| He appeared on Shark Tank with his Recyclable Tennis Shoe idea called Remyxx and then launched his Kickstarter campaign to coincide with the broadcast. Gary Gagnon shares his experience of bringing his Kickstarter project to life through massive amounts of PR. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 63 with Seth Godin |
June 20, 2012 |
| Seth Godin is a guest on Funding the Dream on Kickstarter and shares his thoughts and ideas on the power of Kickstarter and the success of his own project, The Icarus Deception. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 62 Ace of Spies and the London Whisperer |
June 19, 2012 |
| The London Whisperer sits down with Michael Fox live in LONDON to talk about the creation of Ace of Spies. The episode is recorded a few hours before the Ace of Spies Kickstarter project ends. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 60 Traveller 5 w/Marc Miller |
June 15, 2012 |
| Traveller 5 Ultimate edition with Marc Miller.
Traveller showing that the old dogs still have plenty of bite. Marc Miller, creator of Traveller checks in to talk about Kickstarter and its impact on bring the creator and the fan in touch.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 59 Zombicide and Sedition Wars |
June 13, 2012 |
| Zombicide and Sedition Wars have raised over $1 million dollars for CoolMiniOrNot in just the past six weeks on Kickstarter. I sit down with David Doust, co-founder of CoolMiniOrNot and talk about their success and how they find themselves with two spectacularly successful Kickstarter Campaigns. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 58 GAME-O-GAMI Goblins Drool |
June 11, 2012 |
| David Sanhueza joins me on Funding the Dream to discuss the unique approach to his Kickstarter campaign called Goblin's Drool Fairies Rule. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 57 with AJ Porfirio |
June 7, 2012 |
| AJ and I sit down to discuss our differences of opinion on the board game distribution process. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 56 Holiday Wars with Scott King |
May 17, 2012 |
| If at first you don't succeed, relaunch. Holiday Wars creator Scott King shares with us what he did to relaunch his project to success. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 55 Game Salute Dan Yarrington |
May 16, 2012 |
| Dan Yarrington joins me on Funding the Dream to talk about Game Salute's approach to working with successful game projects on Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 54 Steve Jackson and Ogre |
May 4, 2012 |
| Early in the launch of Ogre on Kickstarter, I sat down with Steve Jackson and had a discussion about his hopes for his project Ogre and what he thought of Kickstarter. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 53 Albino Dragon and Mr White |
May 2, 2012 |
| The London Whisperer hosts this episode of Funding the Dream on Kickstarter and talks to the founders of Albino Dragon and the names behind Mr White.
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Funding the Dream Ep 52 Titans of Industry |
April 30, 2012 |
| First time game designer, Brian Lews and Gozer Games sit down with the Game Whisperer to talk about how to find success on Kickstarter. Sometimes all it takes is a random meeting and a touch of passion. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 51 Bob Allen and PAX Revenge |
April 25, 2012 |
| The results of the PAX East event. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 50 Richard Bliss Speaks Out |
April 23, 2012 |
| Welcome to the 50th Episode of Funding the Dream on Kickstarter. This episode is just you and me talking about the state of the industry and the tsunami that is coming.
The board game industry system is broken and a tsunami is coming that is going to sweep it all away. Take a listen |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 49 Farmageddon revisited |
April 20, 2012 |
| In this episode we have Phil Kilcrease and Grant Rodiek return to discuss the success they had with Farmageddon and what led to their success. Great lessons learned about things that work and things that don't work in a Kickstarter project. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 48 Pulling the Plug on $16,000 |
April 14, 2012 |
| Jon Karis knows miniatures. He has been collecting 60mm figures for a decade and has a very large collection. He launched his Kickstarter campaign to create his own line and his campaign was a success, with over $16,000 in funding. Then, with less than five minutes left on his campaign, with his project well beyond his funding goal, he pulled the plug. He cancelled with 3 minutes to go.
Why would he do this? There is a powerful lesson to be learned and Jon shares it with us on this episode. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 47 Wasteland 2 Raising Millions and Kicking it Forward |
April 4, 2012 |
| Imagine asking for nearly $1 million dollars for a project on Kickstarter and having your fans give you double that number. That is the reality that Brian Fargo is living in at the moment with his Kickstarter project, Wasteland 2. He talks with us about funding his dream of 20 years and his desire to Kick it Forward |
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Funding the Dream Ep 46 Kickstarter to Amazon Best Seller with Max Temkin |
March 30, 2012 |
| Cards Against Humanity was one of the top board game Kickstarter projects in 2011. It raised $15k in January of 2011, a lot back then but now a modest success in the current environment. But Max and team chose to make Cards Against Humanity available only through Amazon, a decision that now has their product listing as one of the top sellers in Amazon's Toy and Game section. Max talks about the process of having a game move from a Kickstarter success to a Amazon.com best seller. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 45 Kickstarter Worst-case success |
March 29, 2012 |
| Each Kickstarter owner dreams of seeing their project reach its funding goal so that they can begin to fund their project. But all pledge money is not equal.
You need to look at your Worst-case success and plan for the cost of raising funds on Kickstarter.
Fred Hicks from Evil Hat Productions shares with us his views about the importance of planning for your worst-case success |
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Funding the Dream Ep 44 with Sarah Palmero and Pizza Theory Mom |
March 27, 2012 |
| I recently presented a Kickstarter workshop at ConquestSAC in Sacramento. There I met Sarah Palmero who I invited to come on the show to talk about her Kickstarter project, Dragon Undone.
In addition, I sat down and interviewed the mother of the designers of Pizza Theory, a recent Kickstarter success. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 43 Live from London Guest Host Laurence O'Brien |
March 16, 2012 |
| Guest Host Laurence O'Brien sits down with our mystery guest to discuss their latest kickstarter project. Topics range from funding levels, rewards, stretch goals, and the humbling experience of being supported by a community. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 42 Kickstarter Tax answer and Interview with Fleet |
March 15, 2012 |
| John Skeen answers a quick Kickstarter Tax question about Hobby vs Inc. I'm playing Cartoona at my house and losing regularly to my 6 year old. Kickstarter board game projects cross $1 million in funding for 2012. And we sit down with the Fleet creators to talk about how they ended up on Kickstarter. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 41 with Tracy Hickman |
March 14, 2012 |
| Tracy is best known as the co-author of the Dragonlance series. He is an International and New York Times Best Selling Author. Tracy has been involved in the game industry for decades and shares his insights on how Kickstarter is changing the relationship between artist and fan.
Join us for 20 minutes of great discussion on how to fund your dream with Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream Ep 40 with Peter Adkison, Owner of Gen Con |
March 9, 2012 |
| In the first six weeks of 2012, RPGs represented more than 1/3 of all successful Kickstarter game projects. RPGs successfully raised more than $100,000 in funding.
I sit down with Peter Adkison, Owner of Gen Con and former CEO of Wizards of the Coast. We discuss the new energy in the RPG market as well as the impact Kickstarter is having on RPGs.
Peter also talks about going back to school to pursue a new passion, film making. He even announces a future Kickstarter project filming legendary RPG creators playing their games on film.
This is a fun interview because Peter is a fun guy. Have a listen and enjoy.
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Funding the Dream Ep 39 The Presidential Game A non-traditional approach |
March 7, 2012 |
| The Presidential Game holds the distinction of being the board game with the largest initial request for funding and still successfully funding.
They started off asking for $35,000. With an extremely unique approach they are a hair-breath away from reaching their funding goal. Listen in as they share their old school way of getting out the votes. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 38 Kickstarter & the Law with Scott Pfeiffer |
March 6, 2012 |
| Scott Pfeiffer, an attorney with Pfeiffer, Gleaton, Wyatt, & Hewitt, discusses the legal issues surrounding Kickstarter and why some of the rules are in place concerning funding and pledges.
Also discussed are some of the issues to be aware of concerning copywrite, trademarks, and other legal issues to protect your ideas.
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Funding the Dream Ep 37 Kickstarter & Taxes with John Skeen CPA |
March 2, 2012 |
| Kickstarter & Taxes. We become so thrilled with the idea of raising the money that we sometimes may overlook the reality of dealing with the taxes and business side of Kickstarter.
CPA John Skeen chats with us about the things to think about as a new small business flush with cash from a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Also, don't forget to vote (once a day) for Funding the Dream for the Social Media Reader's Choice award of 2011.
Vote here http://bit.ly/AboutGM
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Funding the Dream Ep 36 Is Kickstarter good for the hobby? |
February 29, 2012 |
| Kickstarter has poured more than $2 million dollars of funding into the board game industry in the past year. Normally this would be seen as a tremendous benefit to the market, the industry, and the consumers. But there is a segment of the board game hobby that is taking the position that Kickstarter is bad for the industry.
I have invited Chris Norwood, who writes at gamerchris.com, to come on the show and discuss this interesting position. He has written extensively about this position, taking a strong stand against those who would claim harm from Kickstarter.
The conversation is interesting and worth listening.
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Funding the Dream Ep 35 with Richard Borg |
February 27, 2012 |
| Richard Borg has been successfully designing board games for 27 years. His first game won the Spiel des Jahres award, allowing him to quick his job of after 25 years and become a full-time game designer. He has contented to be successful and prolific, winning numerous game awards.
Richard joins me to talk about making a living as a game designer and the excitement that Kickstarter brings to those wanting to design their own games. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 34 VivaJava with Chris and Cherilyn from Dice Hate Me Games |
February 22, 2012 |
| The Midas couple is what I call them. Dice Hate Me Chris and Cherilyn sit down to talk about their success on Kickstarter with VivaJava as well as the changes that have occurred in the Kickstarter community since August of 2011 when they launched their first project, Carnival.
We cover a wide range of topics concerning Kickstarter, including what the future holds and how Kickstarter is affecting the hobby game industry.
Don't forget to back our own Kickstarter project, Funding the Dream, at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardbliss/funding-the-dream-podcast?ref=live |
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Funding the Dream Ep 33 with Kim Vandenbroucke |
February 21, 2012 |
| You think you want to make a living inventing board games? Let me introduce you to Kim Vandenbroucke who has the envious job of doing just that. She has become so prolific as a game designer, sometimes she develops one new game concept a day.
Listen in as we chat about the challenges of getting a game published, the amount of effort and work that goes into game design, and how she came to be an award winning game designer.
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Funding the Dream Ep 32 Live from Dundracon with Aldo Giozzi |
February 20, 2012 |
| I sit down at Dundracon with Aldo Giozzi from Impressions and talk about how to get your Kickstarter game on to store shelves. Aldo has been in the business for many years and spends his full time as a distributor for the board game industry. Some of his clients include the wildly successful Order of the Stick |
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Funding the Dream Ep 31 with Cindy Au from Kickstarter.m4a |
February 17, 2012 |
| Cindy Au is the Community Director for Kickstarter. She has been with Kickstarter for two years and shares some of her background with the company. She also talks about the impact the board game community has had on Kickstarter themselves.
Don't forget to become a backer of Funding the Dream Kickstarter campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardbliss/funding-the-dream-podcast?ref=live |
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Funding the Dream Ep 30 NY Toy Fair 2012 Special Edition |
February 13, 2012 |
| This episode is recorded live at the New York Toy Fair. We chat with Indie Board and Games, Stratus Games, and PSI about the show and Kickstarter. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 29 Genegrafter $14k successfully funded with Erik Dahlman |
February 10, 2012 |
| We sit down in the studio with Erik Dahlman, creator of Genegrafter, to discuss how he arrived at the position of having a successful game on Kickstarter. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 28 Going Cardboard Documentary with Lorien Green |
February 3, 2012 |
| Lorien Green had a crazy idea. She decided she wanted to produce a film documentary on the board game industry. She begged her family for a video camera for Christmas, and then, without any formal training, set off on a 3 year adventure to document the board game industry.
Lorien sits down with The Game Whisperer and talks about this journey. What prompted her to do it. How she paid for it, and how the $15,000 she raised on Kickstarter made it possible for her to bring the project to a new level. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 27 Launch of Farmageddon on Kickstarter |
February 1, 2012 |
| Farmageddon, the game designed by Grant Rodiek and Phil Kilcrease from game publisher of Fifth Street Games, talk about their new Kickstarter campaign. Listen to Grant and Phil discuss how they brought the game to market and how Kickstarter is changing the expectations game designers can have on how fast their designs can expect to come to market. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 26 Hero Games RPG Steven Long |
January 31, 2012 |
| Hero Games is finding success on Kickstarter with their latest project, Book of the Empress. Steven Long, co-owner of Hero Games, sits down with us to discuss the process of bringing an RPG to life on Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream Ep 25 S2 - For the Win with Michael Mindes from Tasty Minstrel Games |
January 30, 2012 |
| Michael Mindes and I sit down to discuss their latest approach to finding success on Kickstarter with For the Win. Michael has some interesting ideas and insights on how to be successful on Kickstarter. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 24 S2 Jumping into Kickstarter |
January 24, 2012 |
| In Ep 24 we chat with Mark Baker, creator of 5 to Close, a word lover card game. Mark brings an interesting insight to his Kickstarter experience. He read about Kickstarter, looked at their website, and launched his campaign all within a few weeks. For 20 minutes we talk about the full experience of Kickstarter to someone new to the market |
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Funding the Dream Ep 23 Kickstarter in 2012 |
January 23, 2012 |
| What success does Kickstarter hold for game projects in 2012? Listen to Richard Bliss and Laurence O'brien as we cover the trends emerging for Kickstarter game projects in 2012. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 22 Season 2 Episode 6 |
January 11, 2012 |
| Howard Tayler from Schlock Mercenary spends 20 minutes with us talking about the changes in attitude and expectations concerning Kickstarter now that his project has set a record as the #2 All-time highest funded board game project on Kickstarter |
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Ep 21 S2:E5 Game Salute Guest |
January 10, 2012 |
| Getting the money for your Kickstarter project is a major step. Getting your game onto game store shelves is the ultimate goal. Dan Yarrington, founder of Game Salute, talks about helping successfully funded Kickstarter projects get their games into the retail channel and on store shelves. |
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Ep 20 Season 2 Kickstarter shares their own stats |
January 9, 2012 |
| Kickstarter sent out a document that shows how they raised $99 million dollars in 2011 and which categories the projects funded.
We also cover some new game Kickstarter projects that you might want to follow. |
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Funding the Dream Ep19 S2:E3 Last Chance Projects |
January 6, 2012 |
| We cover projects that are ending soon that you may want to take a look at before they end. Also, The London Whisperer joins me to talk about Kickstarting Funding the Dream |
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Funding the Dream Ep 18 S2:E2 Kickstarter as a disruptive innovation |
January 5, 2012 |
| Kickstarter is fundamentally changing the board game industry. We cover in depth the changes and why they are happening. 20 minutes because you're in a hurry and we all would rather being playing board games |
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Funding the Dream - Ep 17 S2:E1 2011 Year in Review |
January 4, 2012 |
| The Kickstarter Podcast for Boardgamers starts its 2nd Season with a year in review for 2011. $2 million in funding. Who saw that coming? |
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Funding the Dream Kickstarter Podcast Ep 16 S1:E16 |
January 1, 2012 |
| Our last episode of 2011 is with Patrick Nickell from Crash Games who successfully funded Rise! At the halfway mark in their campaign he switched tactics and found success. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 15 with Dice Hate Me |
December 30, 2011 |
| The team at Dice Hate Me Games joins The Game Whisperer to talk about the year of the Independent, Game Crafter, and being successful with your Kickstarter project. Great insights from two great guests. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 14 Creating a Kickstarter Video |
December 21, 2011 |
| There are four key parts to making a video. Cammon Randle, Co-founder of Blufire Studios, is my guest as we talk about how to make a nice video for your Kickstarter project |
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Funding the Dream Ep 13 Tasty Minstrel Games Michael Mindes.m4a |
December 20, 2011 |
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Funding the Dream Ep 12 Self-Publishing after Kickstarter |
December 15, 2011 |
| What do you do with all the money a successful Kickstarter project sends your way? Byron Collins of Collins Epic Wargames discusses the reality of what you must deal with when publishing your own game. |
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Funding the Dream Ep 11 D-Day Dice with Laurence O'Brien |
December 13, 2011 |
| We cover the numbers for November and December and talk about the success of D-Day Dice |
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Funding the Dream Ep 10 with INGRI:DAHL co-founder Kine Paulsen |
December 9, 2011 |
| Kine Paulsen, co-founder of INGRI:DAHL joins us on the podcast to talk about getting started and setting up a company and how Kickstarter is allowing them to expand their line of stylish 3-D Glasses |
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Funding the Dream - Ep 8 Improving the Kickstarter experience |
December 6, 2011 |
| Finding new Kickstarter projects can be a challenge on the Kickstarter Webpage. I discuss these challenges with Chris James, Founder of Stratus Games.
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Funding the Dream Ep 9 Top 10 Board Game Geek Kickstarter List with Doug Click |
December 5, 2011 |
| Doug Click maintains the Top 10 Most funded board game projects on Board Game Geek. We speak with him about the growth of Board Game projects on Kickstarter |
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Funding the Dream - Word of Mouth Marketing |
November 30, 2011 |
| Kickstarter success is all about WOM, Word of Mouth Marketing. Listen in as the discussion focuses on how to manage a Word of Marketing campaign |
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Funding the Dream Kickstarter Mistakes with Thomas Rushing Ep 6 |
November 30, 2011 |
| They say learning from mistakes is much more valuable than learning from success. Thomas Rushing joins us to talk about some of the mistakes made in their Kickstarter Project Time Flux and what they have done to fix them. |
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Funding the Dream - Laurence O'Brien Ep 5 |
November 18, 2011 |
| Oftentimes the reason for our support for a Kickstarter project is because of the emotional link we established with the project. Richard Bliss and Laurence O'Brien discuss this emotional side to backing Kickstarter projects |
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Funding the Dream - Kickstarter Project If I'm Going Down |
November 14, 2011 |
| This episode is with A.J. Porfirio, creator of If I'm Going Down. A.J. successfully raised more than $10,000 for his Kickstarter projects and shares some of the things he did to be sucessful |
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Funding the Dream - Matt Forbeck Episode 3 |
November 11, 2011 |
| A Game Whisperer Podcast for Kickstarters. This episode I'm joined by Matt Forbeck, author, game designer, and creator of the Kickstarter Project 12 for 12 from his work of Brave New World |
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Funding the Dream - Howard Tayler Episode 2 |
November 9, 2011 |
| Funding the Dream - A Game Whisperer Podcast for Kickstarters talks about how to launch a successful campaign. This episode is with Howard Tayler, creator of Schlock Mercenary, a web comic strip that has run daily for 11 years. Howard's game, Schlock Mercenary, went live this week. |
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter Ep 1 |
November 7, 2011 |
| Our first episode of Funding the Dream. We talk about key elements of being successful on Kickstarter. We cover the top 10 funded games and the games that are currently scheduled to end this week. |
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