Pubslush: Crowdfunding for Authors [Interview]

     There are tons of crowdfunding platforms out there.The great majority of these platforms are just general, in terms of scope - think of the Kickstarters and Indiegogos. However, there are a few niche focused platforms that are incredibly interesting. One such platform is Pubslush. Pubslush is a crowdfunding platform for books. It allows authors to [...]

Yaliny: Crowdfunding Satellites for $10/month Unlimited Wireless

We cover an awful lot of crowdufinding campaigns, but we have just come across what may be the boldest one yet. A Russian company, Yaliny, is crowdfunding 135 satellites. Yes, satellites. Yaliny wants to help users circumvent the traditional wireless providers by offering an absurdly cheap alternative: This company was founded because like you, we have a [...]

ArtStarter: Changing the Way Art is Funded [One Spark]

As more and more crowdfunding platforms are popping up almost daily, it is hard to find any new or unique approaches. However, ArtStarter really stands out for several reasons. It is only fitting that we came across a really inventive crowdfunding platform at the 'World's First Crowdfunding Festival.' ArtStarter, as the name gives away, is [...]

The Body Dryer: Ditch the Towel

We just came across an incredibly cool Indiegogo campaign: The Body Dryer. The Body Dryer is a replacement for the towel. Although that sounds a bit crazy, replacing the towel, this device looks like it could do just that.

Bucketwish To Grant Foster Closet Wishes At OneSpark

Do you have a wish list or two or three? Do you have a birthday wish list, a Christmas wish list, a bucket list? Well sure you can share your list on Facebook and hope that your 750 friends act quick and help fulfill the list, but by now we know that's not the most [...]

VERSI Docker Stand: Funded

We recently had a chance to speak with Dale Rorabaugh, the creator of the Versi Docker Stand. The Versi Docker Stand is really an interesting approach to a tablet stand/dock, and looks supremely useful. The Versi has successfully reached its funding goal on Kickstarter.   What does your company do, and how do you do it? Rorabaugh Designs [...]

Simple Yet Awesome, See Why People Are Backing G-Hold On Kickstarter

When Alison Grieve invented the SafeTray she was onto something amazing for servers. The SafetTray has a tiny loop on the bottom of a server tray that secures the tray in place so that servers can move about without the worry of spilling everything everywhere, making it safer for restaurant patrons and other servers. Now [...]

Bucquistador: Manage, Track, and Even Fund Your Bucket List

Bucquistador is a social networking and crowdfunding website centered on user bucket lists. users create a listing of their life goals, the system matches their goals to those of their friends, and then allows them to schedule events and even collect group payments or crowdfund particular bucket list items.

This iPad Projector Is Only $157

As people have started to go totally mobile for their work, including their presentations, companies have been rushing to market with new projectors that will connect to your smartphone or tablet. Most of the projectors are the size of the palm of your hand or no bigger than an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S4. While [...]

Indiegogo To Help New Campaign Creators With “Playbook”

With over 150,000 successfully funded projects on the crowd funding platform Indiegogo, the company has a lot of data they can share on best practices with people new to crowdfunding. As crowdfunding continues to explode both Kickstarter and Indiegogo are leading the pack and definitely have the largest audience and the biggest amount of projects [...]