New Office 2014 Campaign Video

[nicklmg]

Campaign link: http://newoffice.linustechtips.com

 

We've had an amazing couple of years here at Linus Media Group, and we can't wait to see what the future holds! Especially with your help...

 

 

 

REWARDS TRACKER LINKS

 

$12,000 campaign reward link: http://bit.ly/1uNcqdH

 

 

 

CROWD FUNDING Q&A FROM NOV. 21 WAN SHOW

 

Q: Why don’t you have lower contribution tiers like $1

A: Right now everything is going through PayPal and for very small transactions the proportion of the payment that they take for their cut is higher, so rather than encouraging the members of our community who can afford it least to give a bunch of their money to PayPal we would rather they keep it for themselves.

 

Q: Your stretch targets are ridiculous. Why are they so high

A: You’re right, they were much higher than they should have been initially, and a big part of the reason for that is we weren’t sure how much momentum this campaign would have and we didn’t want to trap ourselves by putting ourselves in a situation where we had to do every stretch target in a span of a week. Now that we can see how things are tracking we have rearranged the stretch targets to make them much more attainable, but spread them out enough that we won’t be doing everything at once throughout the campaign.

 

Q: Aren’t you guys a business? Why aren’t you seeking investment or taking out a loan

A: Yes we are a business, but those of you savvy enough to figure out these types of business strategies should also be savvy enough to know that moving into a much larger space is going to cost a LOT more than $50,000 - our goal for the campaign - even in the short term. We are exploring every avenue necessary to grow and keep delivering the best content we can regardless of how much we raise during this campaign

 

Q: Then why are you asking us for money at all?

A: Because some of you WANT to help us in this way. To those people we send our heartfelt gratitude, and to everyone else, we still send our heartfelt gratitude, because EVERY contribution - even one view on a video - counts. The thing to realize here is we aren’t holding anything hostage if we don’t hit the campaign goal. Everything will go towards doing our best to keep doing what we’re doing. If you like that, great. If you don’t, then don’t contribute.

 

Q: Why don’t you have any cool physical rewards

A: This actually ties into the last one. We’re asking for money so that we can move into a bigger space, hire more people, and make better content, NOT so we can sell you a bunch of stickers, T-shirts, and hats. If you want to contribute to Linus Media Group by buying a T-shirt, then go buy a T-shirt…. We have a variety of styles on both of our web shops. The usual complaint about the web stores is “omg the shipping is so expensive” to which I’d reply “Then I guess you figured out why physical merchandise would basically kill any possibility of using the funding from this campaign to fund a move. That cost doesn’t go away because it’s a special crowd-funding T-shirt. So out of that $25 reward tier, we’ll STILL be paying $8 per T-shirt and up to $13 or MORE for International shipping.

 

Q: I don’t want to contribute because investing in a company without any ROI is stupid. I want to be a stakeholder.

A: We don’t want stakeholders, and I suspect neither do the people who ARE contributing to our new office expansion - the closet thing we have to direct backers for our company! If we had stakeholders all of a sudden there might be pressure to start paying dividends and being accountable for the kind of content we’re making to some random that the community has never met. People are contributing because they want ME in charge without some shadow lurking over my shoulder telling me what to do.

[alby800]

This video is AWESOME.

Just a quick question, can you buy both the Bronze, and the Silver tier badges and have them both displayed at the same time?

 

EDIT - WE HAVE TO MAKE IT TO $600 000 GUYS, WE CAN DO IT

 

EDIT 2 - $24.10 well spent

[nicklmg]

This video is AWESOME.

Just a quick question, can you buy both the Bronze, and the Silver tier badges and have them both displayed at the same time?

No, unfortunately you have to choose just one haha

[MegaDave91]

Slick driving there, Linus. You didn't even nudge a case box.

 

I'm tempted to buy the personal thank you from Linus, because I have a feeling he would completely butcher my last name (as everyone always does). 

[Beskamir]

I can't believe I'm saying this but some of those goals seem just a bit crazy. That said I can't wait to see the bronze statue!

[qwertywarrior]

"Try to have Carmack, GabeN, and Steve Wozniak on the WAN Show"

 

what you guys are serious

that will only happen if pay kidnappers 300k

 

 

 

 

who donated 96 cents !?!?!

[Clyne]

YES! MORE AMAZING STUFF FOR LINUS MEDIA GROUP AND A BRIGHT FUTURE! THANKS @nicklmg

[Paralectic]

Can't ya'll just save up from sponsorship and Youtube money alone?
(I have no idea how much 1M subscribers and alot of videos each week get you after paying everyone at LMG and everything else coming with it).

[Zach's Tech Tips]

Man it would be amazing to be on the wan show but $10,000 ticket is pretty pricey I think I'll stick to the $10 donation once I get my new credit card. Hope it helps you out.

[GlassBomb]

Already sent over $500

[Keel]

Good luck with the expansion guys (:

[wng_kingsley7]

Time to go in big & hard @GlassBomb rascal gimme some change plox

[Ikaros18]

I'd love to help fund the campaign, if I had a debit card or a credit card ;(

[Redheadsrule13]

Awesome! I hope we can get to $180k, I'd love to see Yvonne on the WAN show, I bet that she'd absolutely destroy Linus and tell everyone all about how annoying/frustrating it is being married to him.

[Ptopman]

AHHH I wish I had money! 

[MegaDave91]

Who donated .96 cents?

[Rohizzle]

Yay totally doing this! You guys deserve it!  

[Rune]

"Air conditioning in the new office"

 

Surely this is a joke? :lol:

[alby800]

No, unfortunately you have to choose just one haha

Damn, so is it a badge just like the ones that you get for F@H? or is it something different, seriously contemplating getting the silver one.

 

That is what it sounds like but I just want to be sure before I spend deh moneys

[Helbirden]

Well I tried to be the first donator but you denied my NZ credit card...

 

NVM: Had to end up donating less.

[sunyujie]

Reminds me of 

 

[nicklmg]

Damn, so is it a badge just like the ones that you get for F@H? or is it something different, seriously contemplating getting the silver one.

Same size - they're the ones shown in the store

 

Well I tried to be the first donator but you denied my NZ credit card...

 

NVM: Had to end up donating less.

All done through Paypal so we have no control over what happens on that end

[Nic]

lets get that statue! 

[wng_kingsley7]

"Air conditioning in the new office"

 

Surely this is a joke? :lol:

Yes..I think :3 @nicklmg no double badge stacking if you pay $250 for pink + $750 for the bobble head

[nicklmg]

Yes..I think :3 @nicklmg no double badge stacking if you pay $250 for pink + $750 for the bobble head

Nope you just get the highest tier badge you pay for, so the pink would be the one displayed... sorry!