We were on the Kickstarter podcast!
From the beginning of Coming & Crying, we were struck by what an amazing job Meaghan and Melissa did of putting themselves into their project. Being a backer was far more than a financial transaction; you really felt a part of their vision.
We invited Meaghan and Melissa down to the Kickstarter offices a few weeks ago to discuss their success, the origins of their project, and whether their parents knew what they were up to. Unsurprisingly it was an awesome conversation, and we came away inspired by their passion and excited to see how their project would grow.
I was afraid to listen to it all day because the sound of my own voice terrifies me, but when I finally did, I was really happy with the way it turned out. A few people have told us that it helped cement all of our intentions and what we are driving at, so if you are looking for that or looking to share this with someone, it might be a good place to start (also, bonus! we read!)
Here is one of my first index cards with MANIFESTO notes on it. I think I wrote it on the train one day to go meet Melissa.
It reads:
“You are our almost-anonymous other, our imagined audience— the people we have maybe never met but who know our deepest secrets, you are the ones we write to late at night, who have taught us to be more honest in our storytelling and and in turn, have brought us closer to the truth about ourselves.”
GO TEAM INTERNET.