Go go gadget heart: 4 charitable Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns and one we just like
When even your mother is emailing you about the popularity of Kickstarter ("Hey honey, I thought this would be a…
Tag: Kickstarter
Jobs are falling from the sky! 13 great ones landing in Brooklyn
As we mentioned earlier today, HOLY SHIT UNEMPLOYMENT IS BELOW 8 PERCENT. There are two ways to react to this news:…
Could Brooklyn actually be the nerd capital of America?
A reader writes to us because he's trying to hatch a video-y, comic-ish type business for brokesters and he needs…
Hey north Brooklyn, Kickstart the People’s Firehouse!
It's not often we take the time to promote a specific Kickstarter project, but this seems like one that everyone…
Would you pay $175 for a piece of the Coney Island boardwalk?
To quote Faye, aka Mama Brokelyn, Kickstarter is both a boon for dreams and an enabler of bad business ideas,…
Cool gig alert: startup needs ‘witty, personable’ writers / street team
We don't know what this new media startup does, but these people obviously know what they're doing because they posted…
Is this a good idea? Brooklyn couple wants $50K for a DVD rental store
A Cobble Hill couple
Check out the new Brokelyn crowd funding directory!
We know that Brooklyn is a place of crazy entrepreneurship, endless innovation and boundless excitement. And we know that our…
5 ways to kick ass and rake in the cash on Kickstarter
From making a killer video to hustling to appealing to your donors' higher ideals, how to raise funds on Kickstarter.
Rainbow parade girl: Bonny brilliance or twee overload?
Pay attention, brokesters, because this one falls right on the fault lines of our tolerance levels for all things twee…