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If you want to hear a tale of woe, you don't need to dust off some Dostoyevsky – just head to Kickstarter, which has no shortage of stiffed punters and failed projects. (Read More)

The last decade introduced a wealth of game-changing technology to our lives. But along with it came some true disasters. (Read More)

Kickstarter is a brilliant way to turn your dreams into reality - something which happened to these 12 campaigns over the last ten years. (Read More)

For many entrepreneurs, Kickstarter represents a level playing field where good ideas can find people with the cash to help make their dream a reality. Just look at the success of the legendary Potato Salad, where a guy tried to raise the funds to make, well, potato salad -- and ended up raising over $55,000 and throwing a potato party for charity. (Read More)

Kickstarter has brought us some of the coolest, most imaginative tech in the past few years. Here are some of its biggest success stories. (Read More)

"We're still making and shipping coolers, and we're still focused 100 percent on getting every last remaining backer the cooler they deserve," campaign founder Ryan Grepper told backers in a YouTube video posted last week. (Read More)

While every product and every campaign is unique, there is no harm in digging deeper to discover what has worked for the most successful crowdfunding campaigns. When these cases are considered closely, it begins to seem like it is more an art than a science. While the hope to reach the goal is there, overnight success always comes as a surprise. (Read More)

Kickstarter. The land of angel investors, niche markets and (at least in one point in time) the world (Read More)

but the Portland business warned there are no immediate plans to deliver coolers to most of the 20,000 customers still waiting for them. (Read More)

Manufacturing issues and delivery delays and the legal saga have plagued Coolest practically since the outset (Read More)

It blends drinks, plays music (Read More)

A new Kickstarter program hopes to help creators deliver the stuff their backers pay for. Read on. (Read More)

You won't believe how much money that crowdfunding sites are making. They didn't even exist just a few years ago, yet people just like you are donating money every few seconds. (Read More)

"An entrepreneur who has never seen a product to market has a significant learning curve. When the money comes in through a crowdfunding platform, that learning curve is played out in the public eye." (Read More)

THE Americans are once again trying to beat us at our own game, and with this grand idea  (Read More)

Amazon announced a partnership with Kickstarter Wednesday to sell more than 300 crowdfunded products on a dedicated Amazon.com page. (Read More)

We hear a lot about crowd-funded tech, but what happened to the biggest funded Kickstarter projects of all? (Read More)

Have you considered Kickstarter, Mr. Trump? (Read More)

Coolest Cooler founder and creator Ryan Grepper recently offered an alternative to backers who have yet to receive their Kickstarter reward. (Read More)

Coolest Cooler creator Ryan Grepper has posted a backer update that seeks to provide hope to supporters of his crowdfunding campaign that have yet to receive their promised cooler. (Read More)

Grepper said the company has delivered coolers to approximately 20,000 backers. However, about 36,000 are still waiting (Read More)

Coolest Cooler CEO Ryan Grepper has stunned backers still awaiting delivery of their cooler by explaining the company now needs another 15 million to complete orders. (Read More)

In a backer update emailed to supporters yesterday, the second most funded Kickstarter campaign delivered some disturbing news. In brief, Coolest Cooler ha (Read More)

Hoping to land back into good grace with some of Coolest Cooler backers, the creator of the highly anticipated Kickstarter cooler, Ryan Grepper, announced this week he and his team resolved the motor issues that are causing the product’s delivery setbacks. (Read More)

To date, Coolest told us that the company has “paid for, made and shipped 35,000” coolers to Kickstarter backers, leaving about 25,000 to go. (Read More)

The Coolest is short of coolers and cash because of production issues. (Read More)

Many backers say the company that makes the Coolest Cooler is not living up to expectations and that they're treating their early supporters unfairly. (Read More)

We take a look at some of the success stories to come out of Kickstarter crowd funding as well as the best forgotten failures. (Read More)

If you want to make your idea a reality, you may as well try crowdfunding it -- it worked out well for these folks! (Read More)

The upgraded Coolest is now shipping to backers and available for order exclusively on site. (Read More)

[VIDEO] - Still waiting on your Coolest Cooler? This video from MakerBot Stories might help convince you that your purchase is worth the wait. (Read More)

Ticked-off customers of the Coolest Cooler should take note — the coolers are supposed to start shipping tomorrow, according to the Portland Business Journal. (Read More)

The Coolest Cooler, a crowdfunded product that held the most funded ever title until it was usurped by the Pebble Smartwatch, has announced it will start shipping to backers the end of this month. (Read More)

Keeping your beer cold isn't enough anymore. Here are six coolers that take it up a notch. (Read More)

All of these campaigns have one thing in common: Success or failure, they were learning experiences. (Read More)

2015 is shaping up as the greatest ever for crowdfunding, with three 2015 projects already making it to the list of 15 most-funded crowdfunding projects on Kicstarter and Indeigogo. (Read More)

Kickstarter... is not only a web site: it is also an ecosystem, including online services, logistics providers, and other creatures. The figure illustrates this ecosystem. (Read More)

As Lean Startup principles have taken root over the past few years at companies large and small, innovators have stopped asking whether a product can be built and started asking whether a product should be built. (Read More)

About that awesome cooler that broke records in fundraising on Kickstarter? It won't be coming on time. (Read More)

Ryan Grepper’s first campaign to promote his radical redesign of the traditional cooler failed … miserably. He is not a failure anymore. Grepper reworked his campaign for his Coolest Cooler and he is now sitting on $13.3 million in funding, thanks to supporters on Kickstarter. (Read More)

PORTLAND, OR - In case you missed it in the rush to get out of town on Friday, The Coolest cooler closed its Kickstarter campaign at a whopping $13.3 million from 62,642 backers. (Read More)

It seems that everyone and everything these days has a Kickstarter. Some are awesome and some aren’t, some are super practical and others completely esoteric. Yet these distinctions don’t always determine which projects steal the hearts of the public (and the investors) and get funded. We can learn a little bit about crowdfunding campaigns and about what moves the masses by looking at the new king of Kickstarter: the Coolest Cooler. (Read More)

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Ryan Grepper, creator of a cooler named Coolest, which has set a new record as the highest-grossing Kickstarter campaign. (Read More)

Inventor Ryan Grepper on why he has attracted nearly 60,000 funders. (Read More)

Time just ran out for Pebble. The smartwatch that has been able to claim most-funded Kickstarter project ever status has lost those bragging rights to a cooler project, literally. With hours to go before the Coolest Cooler campaign ends, the project raised $12,413,954 as of early Friday, surpassing Pebble’s $10,266,845. (Read More)

Hey Coolest Backers, Today is the LAST DAY of the Coolest Kickstarter campaign! To those of you who were here from day one, and those of you who just signed up moments ago, I have something to say: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I’m so in awe and... (Read More)

If you think the Coolest Cooler sounds, well, cool -- you're not alone. The high-tech, multifunction cooler has just become the most-funded project ever on Kickstarter, raising a record $11.3 million and counting. The total could grow still higher before the crowdfunding campaign closes at the end of this week. (Read More)

“The Coolest Cooler,” which offered a 21st century facelift to a picnic staple, has dethroned the Pebble smartwatch as the most funded Kickstarter campaign of all time. (Read More)

Back when it introduced its first smartwatch, there's no doubt that Pebble took the crowdfunding world by storm. But, more than two years after Pebble broke and set new records on Kickstarter, a cooler is now doing the same. As of today, Coolest is the most successful Kickstarter ever, at least in terms of money pledged on the site. The project has managed to lure in nearly 50,000 backers and collect a little over $10,424,610 so far, shattering Pebble's previous milestone of $10,266,845. (Read More)

Hey Coolest Backers, You just pushed the Coolest over the top and it's now the #1 highest funded Kickstarter project of all time!  I just shot this quick video for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpPHmQ1ly6M Thank you forever! -Ryan... (Read More)

Hey Coolest Backers, I heard that many of you had difficulty viewing the video update I sent yesterday. I definitely want you to see it! I shared the new and improved accessory deck area, and a BIG upgrade to the Coolest Bluetooth speaker. I’m so... (Read More)

The Coolest Cooler campaign is on the verge of breaking the Kickstarter record for the most-funded project on the platform. (Read More)

The Pebble Watch kickstarted the wearable device race, but it's about to lose its place as the biggest Kickstarter campaign ever, to a cooler project. (Read More)

Hey Coolest Backers, THANK YOU ALL, again, for your amazing support throughout this entire campaign! I’m so grateful. At this moment, we are within an arm’s reach of becoming the #1 crowdfunding project of all time, and I owe it all to your... (Read More)

Ryan Grepper tried raising $125,000 on Kickstarter last year for his geeked-out cooler, but fell just short. He decided to give it another shot again last month and, well, let’s just say the second go-around turned out a little bit better. (Read More)

When you ask random strangers on the Internet to give you money, there are no guarantees. That’s true in almost any scenario, including when video game developers use Kickstarter to crowdfund the creation of a game. While 3,900 or so games have been funded on Kickstarter, more than 7,200 game projects failed to hit their goal. (Read More)

These 16 amazing Kickstarter projects are all available right now, and are mind bogglingly cool. Seriously, how did I live without them? (Read More)

The Coolest -- a cooler that comes equipped with a rechargeable blender for mixed drinks, a smartphone charger and other goodies -- is currently the second most funded project in the crowdfunding site’s history. (Read More)

Hey Coolest Backers, THANK YOU again for your extraordinary support. You guys have shown up and shared this project so generously, and because of your sharing the Coolest is now the #2 most-funded project EVER on Kickstarter! You guys are amazing! My... (Read More)

Sometime last night the Coolest Cooler strolled past the Ouya video game console to become the 2nd biggest crowdfunding campaign ever on Kickstarter. Only the Pebble smartwatch stands in Coolest Cooler’s path to become the most funded campaign of all time on the Kickstarter platform. Pebble has held the champion title for over two years now having raised over $10.266 million in May of 2012. Coolest Cooler still has 16 days left in its campaign and at present velocity is on track to surpass the mighty Pebble. (Read More)

Hey Coolest Backers, This was another amazing week and I have all of you to thank for it! I’m still so happy and humbled by all the support from the Kickstarter community. We made a ton of progress last week with the Coolest so here’s what’s... (Read More)

The "Coolest Cooler" is a hit on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter. It looks like a regular cooler, but it's covered with gadgets like a blender and a cell phone charger. Designer Ryan Grepper initially missed his funding goal of $125,000, so he went back to the drawing board, and redesigned the product. (Read More)

Want to launch a mega-successful Kickstarter campaign? Here's how to do it. (Read More)

Check out the campaigns that will change your life tomorrow, today. (Read More)

For the cooking enthusiast who is tired of traditional coolers, a highly funded Kickstarter campaign may have the answer. A new cooler, dubbed the Coolest, looks to give beach-bound and tailgating chefs more functionality out of the age-old cold storage space. Surprisingly, this campaign failed to raise enough money in the past, but now having crowd-sourced over $7 million, the Coolest is on track to be the most successful Kickstarter campaign of all time. According to Kicktraq, the Coolest could gain over $20 million in funding by the campaign’s end. A cooler having such success has surprised many, but the Coolest could be the perfect summer solution for preparing for a barbecue or day by the lake. (Read More)

HELENA, MT - Helena native Ryan Grepper has what he thinks is a great idea, and so do more than 38,000 other people to the tune of more than $7.5 million dollars and counting. (Read More)

USAtoday is hooked on the Coolest cooler and so am I. This kickstarter campaign has has blown in goal of $50k out of the water with over $5.5M to date. (Read More)

I was wrong, and I have proof. One of my first Kickstarter Lessons was called Timing and Length. In it, I wrote, “I don’t think the success of projects are tied to the time of the year at all.” (Read More)

Новый феномен Кикстартера (Kickstarter) проект Coolest Cooler занимает уже 5-ое место в общем рейтинге самых успешных проектов на платформе. Поразительно еще и то, что ему удалось этого добиться всего за 7 дней! Ближайшими "жертвами" Супер Кулера являются всемирно известные проекты: Вероника Марс и плеер Pono Music, занимающие 4-е и 3-е места соответственно. (Read More)

Hey y’all, I don’t even know where to start, or how to write this update. All I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. As of this update, you’ve already made the COOLEST COOLER the 5th most funded product ever on Kickstarter, with 43 days... (Read More)

Portland, Oregon inventor Ryan Grepper's "Coolest Cooler" is giving the cooler a much-needed 21st century upgrade. (Read More)

This cooler has a built-in blender, Bluetooth speaker, USB charger, LED light and more. (Read More)

The Coolest Cooler, a Kickstarter re-do that regrouped an initially failed campaign, has now entered the top 20 most funded crowdfunding campaigns ever on the Kickstarter platform. Don’t blink either, as the project continues to quickly scale the crowdfunding ladder. (Read More)

The Coolest is...well, the coolest! (Read More)

This thing is pretty awesome. (Read More)

Thanks to YOU the COOLEST is already the 22nd most funded Kickstarter project of all time... and it's only day 4!! HUGE THANKS!! Since we're already breaking records, why not make the COOLEST even cooler?   The Color Queen has come up with 6 new... (Read More)

A Portland man’s ultimate beach party invention has inspired people from around the world to donate more than $3 million to his Kickstarter campaign. (Read More)

PORTLAND, OR - You say you're tired of plunging your bare hands into a case of half-melted ice cubes in search of a sandwich or a Drop Top Ale? Ryan Grepper is here for you. And three days into a white-hot Kickstarter campaign, it's clear that a world of customers is here for him. (Read More)

Have you ever been able to use the phrase 'Make it so... Money is no object!!' Me either, but I sure will be soon!  First, BIG THANKS to all you COOLEST backers for supporting my dream project and making me an overnight success after all these... (Read More)

Wow!  Thank you all so much for rallying behind the COOLEST!!!! In less than 36 hours we've crossed the FUNDING GOAL and your COOLEST will get made! I've got some exciting stretch goals I want to share but I just didn't imagine I'd have to get them... (Read More)

This feature-packed cooler is built to do just about everything but start the campfire. (Read More)

Is it cool enough to be called the Coolest? You decide. After months of anticipation (well, my 6-packs, margarita mix, and I were waiting with bated breath) the Coolest Cooler has finally launched its Kickstarter campaign. Yeah, it's cold. Throw in some ice, some brews, and some perishables and this cooler will preserve their chill and their freedom from bacteria and spoilage. But what makes the Coolest Cooler the ultimate in superlatives isn't just its 60-quart insulating capacity and dashing orangeness. (Read More)