Kickstarter may be one of the most fun sites around these days. You've probably heard of it; it's where entrepreneurs can obtain funding from the world at large. The amounts of money sought are reasonable—we're talking a few bucks, not twenty mill to launch a competitor to Facebook—and the projects are absolutely all over the map. And when you pledge, you get not a share of the profits, but maybe an early release model or a discount or whatever, depending on the project. Regardless of whether you've got money to spend, it's a great site just to poke around. Who knew?
I offer two radically different proposals. This one is way over its goal, for the obvious reason that it is, on face, a really good idea, really well executed.
A different project altogether, newer to the site, is John Kricfalusi's animated "Cans Without Labels." John K created The Ren & Stimpy Show (long live Powdered Toast Man!) and is, needless to say, wonderfully twisted. His pitch for funding, as he tells his own story, is hilarious, and his presentation of the materials to date is, for animation fans, fascinating. There's plenty of room left for funding for this one, if the money is burning a hole in your pocket.
I'll be following Kickstarter closely in the future, and I'll pass along any really interesting projects. This is just too much fun to ignore.
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