Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The founding editor of Wired and former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Review, Kevin Kelly coined the “1,000 True Fans” theory, an idea underlying the crowdfunding and direct-to-fan revolution. Last year, he self-published Cool Tools, a massive 472-page, 11”x14” compendium of the greatest tools ever made, a catalog of infinite possibilities.
Recorded in September 2014 at XOXO, an arts and technology festival in Portland, Oregon celebrating independent artists using the Internet to make a living doing what they love. For more, visit http://xoxofest.com.
Video thumbnail by Ian Linkletter: flickr.com/photos/linkletter/15129960160
Intro Music: Broke for Free, "Only Instrumental"
bit.ly/xo2014broke
The founding editor of Wired and former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Review, Kevin Kelly coined the “1,000 True Fans” theory, an idea underlying the crowdfunding and direct-to-fan revolution. Last year, he self-published Cool Tools, a massive 472-page, 11”x14” compendium of the greatest tools ever made, a catalog of infinite possibilities.
Recorded in September 2014 at XOXO, an arts and technology festival in Portland, Oregon celebrating independent artists using the Internet to make a living doing what they love. For more, visit http://xoxofest.com.
Video thumbnail by Ian Linkletter: flickr.com/photos/linkletter/15129960160
Intro Music: Broke for Free, "Only Instrumental"
bit.ly/xo2014broke
