The "sheer genius" of the Pebble watch campaign on kickstarter will be somethig you want your team to emulate soon, very soon.
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OpenUrban is the first open source user-generated web map and forum focusing on current and proposed urban development. It is a web platform for civic collaboration, a venue for debate, and an outlet and archive for information on urban development. OpenUrban had a succesfully campaign on Kickstarter and the project was funded on July 13th. Now they are working on development. Via Massimiliano Cammuso 
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Robin Good: The Picosteady is a lightweight and low-cost steadycam for any iPhone, small helmet cam like the GoPro or the Hero, and also for many DSLR cameras.
Started through a Kickstarter project it has already reached full funding but you can still chip in to get it as soon as it becomes available.
More info: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/86612749/the-picosteady-video-camera-stabilizer
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The Genius of the Pebble Watch Kickstarter Campaign
No one told the Pebble watch team they couldn't mashup distribution, pricing, marketing, sales and funding all in one brilliantly executed campaign. The team didn't have the "curse of knowledge". They didn't know how the game is normally played and that is really good.
Their lack of knowledge meant the Pebble watch team turned to Kickstarter to solve problems no one ever thought to solve via a "crowdfunding" platform. My ScentTrail Marketing post notes how getting distributors to come to you is brilliant.
Combine solving distribution with Pebble's amazing "create your own customized Pebble", an idea that puts the celebrity endorsement game on its head bedcause they fought to give Pebble $1200 each, and you get sheer marketing genius.
There is so much genius to go around here every Internet marketing team should study how Pebble solved traditional problems any startup faces with a single stroke of genius and OPP (Other People's Platforms).
I bet you lunch; your team will be using OPP in a similar way inside of two years.
Everyone is wondering if Apple will be releasing a watch. They should be checking out Pebble. This pebble will be making ripples in the tech pond. Great strategy!