The Critical Path: The First Year

A project in Helsinki, Finland by Horace Dediu
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A carefully curated collection of critical thinking. The Critical Path podcast, transcribed and arranged for reference and reflection.
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Backers: 831
Average Pledge Per Backer: $35

Funded: $29,377 of $3,000
Dates: May 8th -> Jun 7th (30 days)
Project By: Horace Dediu
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Latest News

Print edition shipped

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear readers, listeners, The Critical Path The First Year book project is finally complete. All books have been mailed.  If you would like to suggest the book to others, a few are still available for purchase from store.asymco.com Thank you again... (Read More)

Ebook version ready

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The ebook version of the book is ready for shipping. Those of you who provided email addresses via the Kickstarter survey will begin receiving the ebook as an EPUB file attachment in an email from me. The manuscript is also headed to the printer... (Read More)

Editing complete

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The draft is now "text complete". There are a few steps remaining in finishing the manuscript, mainly related to design, but I feel good about it. Here are some stats: Words: 217,528 Pages: 597 Sections: 34  (Read More)

Unabridged

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
The "unabridged" version of the book is complete. Unfortunately it is 740 pages long (printed version). Over the next few weeks I hope to edit it down to my self-imposed limit of 500 pages.  (Read More)

It's August

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
It's August and the book is not ready. I apologize for having missed my deadline. There have been two issues. The first is that the material runs far longer than expected. All the episodes would be over 1000 pages if printing to a book sized at... (Read More)

Writing is in progress

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backer, I hope you are enjoying your summer. Thank you again for your pledge for The Critical Path, The First Year. The writing process has begun with a target completion date of the end of July.  - The ebook version will ship immediately upon... (Read More)

Great Success

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I'll have to keep this brief as I am traveling and just landed and I'm writing this on my phone. My heartfelt thanks to all who contributed. It's humbling and extremely satisfying to see so much support. Stay tuned for more updates and details. (Read More)

Less than 48 hours to go

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
There are nearly 600 print books already ordered! The total number of pledges has reached 720. I'm extremely pleased with the demand and delighted with the support so far.  The pledges have been growing steadily suggesting that there is a solid... (Read More)

Can we get to 1000 backers?

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
With nine days to go there are over 625 backers. I found out that 5,000 books sold in one week is enough (in some cases) to classify a book as a copy 15 "NYT bestseller". We're not quite there yet but I'm delighted with this level of support. I did... (Read More)

Half-way and still growing

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
The support for The Critical Path first book has been impressive and it's still growing. Here are some stats: - 575 backers in two weeks and 655% funded. 15 days to go.  - 81% of backers and 86% of money raised has come from the "Premium" offer.  -... (Read More)

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