Designed in California: An Apple history podcast
A project in San Francisco, CA by Jason Snell000days
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Expertly-told stories about the 50-year history of Apple... and the world it created.
Backers: 3277
Average Pledge Per Backer: $92
Funded: $303,030 of $40,000
Dates: Jun 1st -> Jul 1st (31 days)
Project By: Jason Snell
Backers: 3277
Average Pledge Per Backer: $92
Funded: $303,030 of $40,000
Dates: Jun 1st -> Jul 1st (31 days)
Project By: Jason Snell
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Last Updated: July 1 @ 12:03 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Final Update Before the Campaign Ends
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! This will be our final Kickstarter update before the campaign closes, so we thought it would be a good time to go through a few things we want to make sure you’re aware of. Pledges and Shipping When the campaign ends, you will be... (Read More)
Bearcow Clarification
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! I just wanted to make a correction and clarification from the post I sent out a few days ago that was unveiling the design of our enamel pin of Steve the Bearcow. In this post I said, 'I am so excited to finally show you the design for the... (Read More)
Passing $200K, more art and a gift from us!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been a very exciting week here at Designed in California. We have been so pleased with the reaction to Steve the Bearcow, and how many of you have increased your pledges to the physical reward tiers. But the big news today is that we have... (Read More)
Unveiling Our Enamel Pin Design!
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
It’s the final countdown! We have just 7 days left in our campaign, so it’s time for some more updates. I am so excited to finally show you the design for the enamel pin that backers at the ‘Show Some Flash’ tier and above will receive later... (Read More)
Stretch goals passed and big ART NEWS!
June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hard to believe we're not much more than halfway through the campaign! Our Kickstarter adviser Glenn tells us that this is the sag in the middle before a big kick to the finish. But we want to keep things spicy, so here's an update! First, we met our... (Read More)
New Preview Episode: Road to the Apple II: The Partnership (Part 2)
June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! I am home from WWDC now after an incredible week. So many people congratulated us on the success of the Kickstarter campaign, which is a really wonderful feeling. I want to once again say how overjoyed we are that we're not just going... (Read More)
Invisible stretch goals and where we go next!
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello from Designed in California--as of this afternoon, both of us are in California, as Myke has just arrived for Apple's annual developer conference. Somehow today we passed $150,000 for this campaign, which means you have all surpassed one of our... (Read More)
Our First Preview Episode, and Theme Song Update!
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we have published our first preview episode in the Upgrade feed. This episode is the first in our four-part series on the 'Road to the Apple II'. We are continuing the story we told in episode 609 of Upgrade, by focusing on how Jobs and... (Read More)
Breaking $100k and bigger ideas
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
It's only been a day since we launched this campaign, and we've already surpassed $100,000! As first-time Kickstarters and nervous podcasters, we are so thrilled to have the support of the community for this project. We're also thrilled that our... (Read More)
A 50-episode thank you and unlocking some bonus content!
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Thanks to your incredible support we have also exceeded our first stretch goal, meaning that the first year of Designed in California will feature 50 episodes! We are so excited to be able to deliver this show to you every week. This has been... (Read More)
A Thank You + Our First Stretch Goal
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
First, we just want to say how unbelievably grateful we are for you all helping us meet our funding goal so quickly. We are absolutely blown away by your support. The wonderful thing about this process is it now means we know that Designed in... (Read More)
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