e79. Crowdfunding Creative Culture

Technology has allowed us to live in the future. We live in a future where creators and artists can market their product directly to their fans, cutting out the middle man, by using innovative online software to… ummm… be a different middle man?!?! That can’t be right? But it sort of is. Between crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Patreon… and on demand publishing sites like Blurb, CreateSpace and KaBlam, it’s never been easier to be an independent content publisher and developer. But also it’s sort of never been harder. Wayne, Katya, Hannah and Mav get together to discuss the culture of crowdfunding… the good, the bad, the ugly, and everything in-between . Is it something new and innovative, or is it just the same old capitalism shined up and served with avocado toast to be palatable to millennials. Give it a listen and let us know what you think. Citations and Links: * This episode’s Call for Comments* Dates! An Anthology of Queer Historical Fiction* The “Air Umbrella”* “Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil” by April Glaser* “How a debate about punching Nazis sparked the fight to create tech’s first name-brand union” by Eli Rosenberg* “Biggest Failed Kickstarter Projects” by Randocity* “The 5 biggest crowdfunding failures of all time” by Nicole Carpenter* “Most Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns“ * Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme* Follow Hannah on Twitter: @hannahleerogers* Follow Mav on Twitter: @chrismaverick* Follow Katya on Instagram...