The demise of Coolest Cooler may give crowdfunding a bad name, but don’t blame Kickstarter. It’s merely the platform for allowing such projects to potentially happen, and it offers value in other ways, too. In this episode, I explore its slightly zany digital magazine, The Creative Independent, and discuss why interviews with poets, musicians and artists contribute to one of its core mandates as a brand.

Links to sources in this episode: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2019/12/coolest-cooler-calls-it-quits-admits-thousands-of-backers-will-never-get-their-coolers.html

https://www.technavio.com/report/global-crowdfunding-market-analysis-share

https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/introducing-the-creative-independent

https://thecreativeindependent.com/

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/08/89204-kickstarter-supported-creative-independent-officially-launch-september-2016/

http://www.bkmag.com/2017/01/13/process-exposed-inside-creative-independent-editorial-site-artists-kickstarter/

https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/the-empathy-economy-by-damian-bradfield/