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With founders Zane Lamprey (ADV3NTURE Hoodie), Greg Long (GAMAGO), Eddie Lee (Podo Labs), Rosanna Yau (BackerKit), Emily Nathan (Tiny Atlas), Clarissa Redwine (Design & Tech Outreach Lead, Kickstarter).
Thu, Feb 23, 2017 @ 05:30 PM   $10   The Archery, 470 Alabama St
 
     
 
 
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<P><SPAN>You dreamt the dream. You made The Coolest Thing Ever. The people cheeredwith their voices and their wallets. Now it's time to deliver. For many creators, this phase brings a slew of challenges, like communicating to backers, manufacturing product, meeting deadlines, fulfilling orders, staffing a company, and iterating on the next version of The Thing. <BR><BR>How do you operate as a disciplined, budget-conscious, buttoned up business while staying true to your creative vision? </SPAN></P>
<P>Our panel brings together a team of savvy professionals whose software tools, expert advice and production facility resources are designed to help you succeed once you've crossed that first finish line and entered the real race.</P>
<P>Join <A HREF="http://www.backerkit.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">BackerKit</A>, <A HREF="http://thearcherysf.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">The Archery</A>, and <A HREF="https://www.kickstarter.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Kickstarter</A> in a dynamic discussion full of next steps,advice and specific tool offerings that will set you up for success. Come enjoy light snacks and free beer, tour a <A HREF="http://thearcherysf.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">new, beautiful creator space in San Francisco</A>, and mingle with fellow creators. Join the discussion with creators:</P>
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<P><STRONG>ADV3NTURE Hoodie<BR></STRONG><STRONG>Zane Lamprey, Founder</STRONG></P>
<P><A HREF="http://zanelamprey.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Zane</A> has hosted shows for National Geographic Channel, Travel Channel, Food Network, MOJO, and Spike. Zane's "Chug" Kickstarter became the first ever crowd-funded television show in history. In 2014 the season of "Chug" aired on the National Geographic Channel. Zane has been developing his own apparel for 10 years and successfully launched his campaign for the Drinking Jacket on Kickstarter, ranking as their fourth most successful apparel campaign. Zane has launched 3 campaigns and has spent the last two year developing (and field testing) the ADV3NTURE Hoodie which has successfully raised $1,851,033 from 13,363 backers.</P>
<P><STRONG>GAMAGO</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Greg Long, Creative Director and Co-Founder</STRONG></P>
<P><A HREF="http://www.gamago.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">GAMAGO</A> is a small, native San Francisco consumer product design company that started in 2001 and has since created hundreds of clever products with characterall designed, sold, warehoused and shipped straight out of San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. GAMAGO launched their first crowdfunding campaign, The Tea Otter', which is the only tea steeper that looks like an adorable sea otter, and raised $12,368 from 399 backers. GAMAGO is also a resident of The Archery!</P>
<P><STRONG>Podo Labs<BR></STRONG><STRONG>Eddie Lee, President & Co-founder</STRONG></P>
<P><A HREF="http://podolabs.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Podo</A> is the first app-controlled, stick and shoot camera where what you capture is up to you (not the length of your arm). It's the hassle-free, stranger-free way to get any shot, at any angle. Founded by three best friends from UC Berkeley who make fun stuff to use together, Podo Labs is a Highway1 alum. Since graduating, the team has launched 3 campaigns, their highest raising $761,130 from 8,802 backers.</P>
<P><STRONG>Tiny Atlas<BR></STRONG><STRONG>Emily Nathan, Co-founder</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN>After working fulltime for over a decade as an editorial and lifestyle photographer, Emily Nathan founded a new travel magazine, <A HREF="http://tinyatlasquarterly.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Tiny Atlas</A>Quarterly in 2012. As the magazine developed, a community of travelers, writers, designers, photographers and creatives grew around it. Emily has launched two crowdfunding campaigns, her most recent being a camera bag that reflects her design aesthetic and has raised $30,506 from 181 backers.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><A HREF="http://kickstarter.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow"></A><STRONG>Kickstarter<BR></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG>Clarissa Redwine, West Coast Design & Technology Outreach Lead</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN>Clarissa travels up and down the coast in search of innovators, creators, and makers who can leverage the powerful community and storytelling tool of <A HREF="http://kickstarter.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Kickstarter</A>to bring creative projects to life.</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>BackerKit</STRONG><BR><STRONG>Rosanna Yau, Co-Founder</STRONG></P>
<P><A HREF="http://backerkit.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow"><SPAN>BackerKit</SPAN></A><SPAN> is the premier Backer Management Software platform for crowdfunding. BackerKit makes it easy for creators to survey, collect data, accept pre-orders and process pledges for fulfillment. More than 2,600 crowdfunding campaign creators have used BackerKit to process rewards for over four million backers.</SPAN></P>
<P><BR><STRONG>The Archery </STRONG><BR><STRONG>Jamie Shaw, Archery Ambassador</STRONG></P>
<P><A HREF="http://thearcherysf.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">The Archery</A> is a shared workspace for creative production. Whether you're producing fine art, consumer craft, design prototypes, 3D printed objects, culinary product or digital installation projects, The Archery provides a home for makers of all stripes.</P>
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