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Today, entrepreneurs all around the world, including those with no business experience or no traditional funding, can disrupt big, established companies. In a new book, authors Larry Downes and Paul Nunes call this Big Bang Disruption, and they say the examples are legion. (Read More)

Dear Supporters and Friends of the NeoLucida! THANK YOU! We are absolutely amazed and humbled by your incredible enthusiasm and interest in our project. We've come a long way in just five (!) days, and now the real fun begins. But first -- massive... (Read More)

Looking to support some awesome photography projects? Channel you inner venture capitalist and get in on these crowdfunding prototypes. (Read More)

We have heard the immense response from backers who want the extra prisms for their DIY NeoLucidas. We are so impressed with this desire, as the original ethic of this project was to open-source the technology to artists, designers, tinkerers, and... (Read More)

Dear NeoLucida friends, backers and curious people,  A number of you have noticed that we've had to increase the additional cost of international shipping, and you've rightfully been wondering what's up with that.  In a word, we made an error... (Read More)

Dear Friends and Supporters of NeoLucida, In the past two days we've received literally thousands of impassioned requests for more NeoLucidas. You've written things like, "I'm an art teacher working with disabled children." "I'm a geologist,... (Read More)

They say there is nothing new under the sun, and nowhere is that more true than Kickstarter, where anything old and cool is being made new again. We’ve seen this before with everything from da Vinci masterpieces to old-school computers, and the latest example of crowdfunded retro-cool is the surprisingly successful NeoLucida project, which already has raised more than six times its initial pledge goal of $15,000. The NeoLucida is a modern take on the camera lucida, a 19th century sketching tool. It’s basically a prism on a stick, used to easily and accurately draw things in perspective. (Read More)

Dear Friends and Supporters of NeoLucida, Thank you so much for your interest in our project! We are thrilled at your enthusiasm. This message is primarily intended for all of the (several hundred!) people who have asked about the possibility of... (Read More)

Dear friends, backers, and curious people,  Yes, we are sold out. It took less than 16 hours. We are immensely indebted and grateful to everyone who assisted in our process, who invested in our project, who tweeted or blogged about it, and who... (Read More)

We have set a maximum reward of 2500 NeoLucidas at the $30 pledge level. In 13 hours we are already half way there. We are overwhelmed by the incredible response! But this means if you are thinking of a friend who might want one, don't wait to spread... (Read More)

In just under 12 hours, we reached our $15,000 campaign goal. Many thanks to our earliest adopters who made this happen!  This means two things. First: You will be getting your NeoLucida! Full funding means we can gear up for production this... (Read More)

Dear NeoLucida Supporters and Other Curious People! We are completely overwhelmed by your immense outpouring of interest and enthusiasm -- and we're so grateful for your investment in the success of our provocation, the NeoLucida. We've crossed more... (Read More)