Capitalism 2.0, The Amazing Promise of Crowd-Funding

The Promise of Crowd-Funding Years ago, when a friend and I were raising money for a technology company we had founded, a venture capitalist told us, ‘We don’t bet on the horse. We bet on the Jockey’. He was saying that if Bill Gates presented to him a terrible idea and an unknown teenager presented [...]

The Bohemians Movie, a Kickstarter Project Modernizing La Bohème

The Bohemians Movie (La Bohème) on Kickstarter One of the most popular operas ever performed is Puccini’s masterpiece La Bohème. It is based on a novel written by Henri Murger. The novel is a collection of vignettes that tell the story of bohemian youth residing in the Latin Quarter of Paris during the 1840s. The [...]

The Silent City Season One New York Big Screen Premiere

The Silent City Season One New York Big Screen Premiere Last week I attended the New York, big screen premiere party for The Silent City Season One.  Those that are not familiar with project, here’s a quick rundown: The Silent City is a popular web series with a respectable following that launched on YouTube a [...]

Do a Barrel Roll, The Silent City and other Interesting Easter Eggs

Interesting Easter Eggs Surfing YouTube falls under investigative reporting right?  In researching a few articles this morning, I discovered an interesting hidden gem from director Rubidium Wu.  The YouTube webseries, The Silent City has been playing for a month or so and has delivered three spectacular episodes. In watching the series again, I noticed at [...]

Long Anticipated Web Series, The Silent City Trailer Released

The Silent City Trailer Released The long anticipated release of The Silent City, Apocalypse/Zombie web series gives us a taste of things to come.  The project was funded on Kickstarter and was brought to the attention of many when Felicia Day tweeted about it.  You can catch the trailer here or check it out on [...]