Local gaming companies find success on kickstarter

Becoming the supreme ruler of a galaxy and competing against your friends has just become a possibility through the dice-based game, Tiny Epic Galaxies.

Queen Creek-based Gamelyn Games recently completed another successful crowdfunding campaign through Kickstarter, raising  $411,693 when its … Read More

10 things to know before launching your Kickstarter

Kickstarter can be the perfect place to get funding and build hype for your new project or startup. However, it can also be a harrowing landscape of trolls and challenges. Here are ten tips to help you weather the storm … Read More

Co-founder Random Order Audio shares lessons learned from Kickstarter fail

AZ-based startup Liquid Llama Soft., LLC recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for their product Random Order Audio, a program that allows artists and producers to add infinite possibilities and texture to their songs, giving them the ability to test out their song … Read More

The secret sauce to raising money on Kickstarter

You may be a food aficionado or a technology geek, but unless you’ve been living under a rock in the last few months, you’ve probably heard about the potato salad guy who raised over $55,000 on Kickstarter and launched the … Read More

OBD Solutions co-founder shares how they exceeded Kickstarter goal by $600K

Article co-written with Becky Brisley

When a company sets out to raise money on Kickstarter, the founders hope they raise enough to make it and continue their project. For OBD Solutions, a company that specializes in the design, engineering, and … Read More

Founder of horror game GRAVE – how to get fully funded on Kickstarter

Ghastly creatures and apocalyptic wastelands will now come fully to life after the successful Kickstarter campaign from Grave–an innovative, open-world horror game.

Developed by local gaming company Broken Window Studios, the project ended in April with 1,111 backers raising $37,662 … Read More

Hypoxic founder shares secrets to Kickstarter success

Let’s start a Kickstarter campaign! Maybe people will give us money to build the company! While many founders have tried and failed this route, there are a few that brought in the cash to take their company to the next level.

AZTB … Read More

UAT professor and creator of Star Wars parody viral vid to fund Zero Complex on Kickstarter

Remember this viral video back in December?

With more than a million hits, Paul DeNigris the creator of “Bohemian Rhapsody: Star Wars Edition” is ready to take the internet by storm again.

DeNigris a Professor of … Read More

Tech Crunch Crunchies – Dropbox, Tinder & Kickstarter take home a win

Last night at the TechCrunch Crunchies, John Oliver, an Emmy and Writers Guild Award-winning writer, kicked off the event with a healthy dose of snark and humor to a crowd of notable CEOs, investors and startups ready to take home … Read More

Hardware Design Project: USB Power Adapter for Apple Products Rejected by Kickstarter?

Developers Mike Montalvo and Balaji Raghavan have set out to improve the user experience of the Apple Bluetooth Magic Trackpad and Wireless Keyboard. Their invention: Switch the power source for both these accessories from battery powered to USB plug-in. … Read More