They share details about their successful $10 million crowdfunding campaign to start an animation studio.
The innovative crowdfunding model used by Angel Studios to fund their projects, including 'The Chosen,' is a central topic of the episode, highlighting its disruptive potential in the entertainment industry.
The show discusses its launch of a Patreon campaign for crowdfunding support.
The central focus of the episode is analyzing the phenomenon of crowdfunding, particularly for medical expenses.
The episode discusses the phenomenon of crowdfunding for medical expenses and its potential drawbacks, as well as the need for more collective and universal approaches to healthcare.
The team launches a Patreon campaign to fund the independent production and offer rewards to supporters.
The podcast episodes provided discuss crowdfunding in a variety of contexts, including using it to support individuals and families facing financial hardship, fund scientific research, support creative projects and independent media, and even build new communities and economic models.
For example, the episode 'My Family Needs Help... Desperately.' highlights a desperate plea for crowdfunding to prevent a family from becoming homeless, while 'Episode 169: Dave Feldman talks about cholesterol and the ketogenic diet' discusses crowdfunding to support citizen science research. The episodes 'They sold their company to Snapchat (and then became YouTubers)' and 'Patreon, Merch and Our Thanks - An Announcement from Alex Kemp and Wolf At The Door Studios' cover crowdfunding for creative projects and independent media.
Additionally, the episode 'How to Start a Country (Network State Review)' explores the idea of using crowdfunding to acquire physical territories for decentralized 'network states', highlighting the potential for crowdfunding to disrupt traditional models of governance and community.