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Glenn FleishmanIn February 2023, I helped @mwichary run what became the #1 tech book campaign on Kickstarter for his massive tome, Shift Happens. How did we raise over $750,000 in the campaign (and sell more copies later)? How did we deal with the expected—and surprise problems? I've detailed all that in this essay: https://glennf.medium.com/how-we-crowdfunded-750-000-for-a-giant-book-about-keyboard-history-c30e24c4022e Hard-won advice from this weathered campaign veteran.
Jenni Leder ( ͡♥️ ͜ʖ ͡♥️)@glennf this post could be a book on its own. So much good information here!
@jenni Thank you! I have a partial draft of a book underway but so busy with other projects, this is my summary!
Craig Hockenberry@chockenberry @mwichary CRAIG! Thank you! Glad to be the midwife on this.
@glennf @mwichary A bit of trivia inspired by this morning’s chapter on the influence of Olivetti: I worked in the building where the first Olivetti typewriters were made. It was called “Vecchio Ico” (pronounced eee-co) and the I.C.O. stood for Ingegnere (Engineer) Camillo Olivetti.
Cool building and so many stunning typewriters that everyone else took for granted.
Aaron@glennf @mwichary if you’re gonna have a product that is a luxury good that costs a moderate amount of money and might take many months to ship and be subject to delays, keyboard enthusiasts are quite possibly the most well suited customer for you!
But seriously, I am excited for my copy to arrive soon. Congrats on a great creation!
Sal De Gusto@harpaa01 @glennf @mwichary Mine arrived a week or so ago and it was absolutely worth the wait. And the weight. And the money. To your point, I ran one of the first “real” Mac type shops in the early 90s and we would fight over new ADB keyboards when they arrived. Anyway, you are going to love this.
@goodthinking In my house there's no fighting over quality Apple ADB keyboards; I have amassed enough of them that there are always enough to go around! :D
Sam at BLAG
Krishna Draws✏️@krishnadraws @mwichary @a2_4am Thank you! I feel like this is scratching the surface, but it includes a lot of detail that I think everyone should now when they're trying to puzzle out whether it makes sense.
Jens T.@glennf The ZX Spectrum was my first computer, but I have never seen this clamp-on joystick before. 😳
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Shoq 🌿@shoq Would be delighted to talk!
Craig Grannell
Burrito Justice@burritojustice @mwichary Want to raise all boats.
@indexing Yahooooo!
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@glennf @mwichary this is a masterclass in how to run a campaign. Thanks for all the mentions of how BackerKit was used for post-campaign pledge management! I’ve already pointed to Shift Happens in meetings on how to build audiences the right way, now there’s a whole essay to point people to, this is great.
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