Exploding Kittens & The Key to Running a Successful Kickstarter | Elan Lee | Talks at Google

Elan Lee recently visited Google to talk about the work that went into the record-setting Exploding Kittens Kickstarter. He discusses how his groundbreaking work on Alternate Reality games such as The Beast and Ilovebees made him aware of the power of positive, online communities and he describes how his analysis of previous Kickstarter campaigns showed him the connection between daily community engagement and acquiring new backers.
You can check out his latest Kickstarter for Throw Throw Burrito, a dodgeball/card game at www.kickstarte....

[@charmainewee6592]

really loved this session! insightful decisions on turning points in elan's projects - to focus on the 'crowd' instead of the funding, and to initiate storytelling through the product.

[@butterfliesinspace]

Very very inspiring! Lots of useful information and perspective here!

[@TheAnewz]

Good speaker and topics!!

[@christopherarmstrong2710]

4:30 Video games = lonely, isolating
11:50 Crowd community. More comments = more engagement = more pledges/conversions

[@alexkennedy4990]

I read the title as "Exploding Kittens and the Key to Ruining a Successful Kickstarter", and yeah, I think that would do it

[@Sepantamino]

Have you changed the executive of the Google talk. The depth is gone.

[@quill444]

It still somehow seems ethically wrong to me as I later discover that you use kitten meat in your tacos; but once they explode, I mean, I suppose it does avoid waste. - j q t -

[@fionafiona1146]

Making 20-40% minced mushrooms makes the since proven best taco mince 😉