Kickstarter

Oct 2014

October 30, 2014

Will Chick-fil-A Oppose Bo by November 14th? + We Go to the National Trademark Expo + Fun With 5-hour Energy

Howdy Backers of A Defiant Dude!

A quick update to let you know that we're about half-way through the USPTO's 30 day publication for opposition period for Bo's 'Eat More... Read more

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Sep 2014

September 8, 2014

Big News: Bo's Trademark Application Finally Advances at USPTO + Truett Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, Dies at 93

3 Comments 9 likes

Aug 2014

August 7, 2014

FAQs for Backers + Nothing Keeps Happening at the USPTO + Eat More Kale in the News + Knock Offs

6 Comments 3 likes

Jul 2014

Jun 2014

June 16, 2014

STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE TRADEMARK BRIDGE

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May 2014

Apr 2014

April 11, 2014

USPTO = NO SHOW

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April 8, 2014

CLOSED DOORS REMAIN CLOSED

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April 6, 2014

Update #39 NEWS! We go to Washington DC + Thank you Mr. Andrew Lawrence of the USPTO!

Howdy Backers of A Defiant Dude!

We've finally (finally!) got some news -- we've been invited to attend a meeting that's happening late next week just outside of Washington DC... Read more

6 Comments 29 likes

April 2, 2014

No News from USPTO + Innovative Documentary Storytelling + Ask a Question for Our Interview

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Mar 2014

Jan 2014

January 28, 2014

It's Cold in Kale Land (or, Waiting on the USPTO)

1 Comment 12 likes

Dec 2013

Nov 2013

November 20, 2013

Footage link is live only until this Friday, 11/22

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November 15, 2013

30 Minutes of Footage + News + Thanksgiving

3 Comments 4 likes

Oct 2013

Sep 2013

September 25, 2013

USPTO Response + Bo on NPR + Graduation Speech + National Kale Day

Aug 2013

Jul 2013

July 15, 2013

Bo Soldiers On + Kale Farmer and Zevons + We Have No Ending (Yet)

5 Comments

Jun 2013

May 2013

May 1, 2013

Bo gets a preliminary 'No' from the USPTO + We (almost) get a Subpoena + We'll keep following Bo's story + Documentary article + Jarecki TED Talk

10 Comments

Apr 2013

Feb 2013

February 25, 2013

Congratulations to Producer, Jeff Consiglio!

Jan 2013

January 28, 2013

Bo's Fight Update + Film Update + Our Producer Gets an Academy Award Nomination + Where Have All the Small Businesses Gone + Shoot Stills

Dec 2012

December 3, 2012

USPTO Waiting Game + Recent Stills + The Eat More Kale song!

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Nov 2012

Oct 2012

October 15, 2012

Creating Our Logo + Film Festival Pitch + Bo Update + Best Mustache in USA

Sep 2012

September 23, 2012

Stills From Recent Footage + Stephen Colbert + More Bullies

4 Comments

Aug 2012

Jul 2012

July 29, 2012

Fourth of July Parade + Best-selling Author Seth Godin + Fake Mickey

July 2, 2012

We Won a Prize!

Hey There Backers!

Our trailer for 'A Defiant Dude' won GRAND PRIZE at this year's International Movie Trailer Film Festival! How cool is that! We were chosen from a field... Read more

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Jun 2012

June 20, 2012

Production Photos + Bo's TED Speech + Michael Franti and Eat More Kale

May 2012

May 2, 2012

T-shirt Legend, TED, Happiness and Broccoli

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Apr 2012

April 13, 2012

A Mute Spokesman + Update + Survey + Bo on the Radio

Mar 2012

March 30, 2012

Bad News for Bo + Contact at Chick-fil-a + Film Production + Survey Coming

9 Comments

March 25, 2012

THANK YOU!!

Welcome to all of our new backers from BoingBoing, Jackson Browne, and Neil Gaiman.

And THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU, our 1976 backers! Let's go make a movie!

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March 25, 2012

Successfully raised $89,700 with 1,976 backers

March 24, 2012

Our Last 24 Hours! + What Happens Next? + "It's going to be fun"

It's the last hours of our Kickstarter campaign --- it all ends Sunday evening at 7:59pm. At that time, wherever we are --- all of us at 'A Defiant Dude'... Read more

March 23, 2012

WE DID IT!! + It's Not Over Yet + Our First Marquee

WE DID IT!!

Because of you --- 1600 strong and growing! --- we reached our goal for 'A Defiant Dude'! Bo and I are so incredibly grateful! So many of... Read more

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March 23, 2012

We're Almost There + Economist Article + Earth Group

DEFIANCE

It's a flag, a fire, a cross-armed stare.

It's marching down Broadway with Occupy Wall Street. Rallying near a gated community in Florida, angry over the senseless killing of... Read more

March 22, 2012

Wonderful Dudes! + Note From a Victim + Friday Night Lights

YOU WONDERFUL DUDES, ALL OF YOU!

Yesterday we pushed through $60K because so many of you shared our project on Facebook and Twitter as well as sent notes to friends... Read more

March 21, 2012

Wednesday Giveaway: Autographed Poster + Fleet Foxes + Be Inspired

IT'S CRUNCH TIME!

Less than four days to go -- can we do it?? Here's one way:

A social media expert just told me that the most effective way to... Read more

March 20, 2012

Sneak Peek at Footage From the Movie + New Rewards!

WOW!! DUDE BACKERS ARE THE BEST BACKERS ON KICKSTARTER!

In a matter of days you've taken us to being 2/3rds funded and $50,000 in pledges! A Hollywood editor friend said... Read more

March 19, 2012

Monday Giveaway --- Two 'Eat More Kale' Stickers!

Hey Dude Backers, we have something for you!

We imagine that Chick-fil-a and their lawyers are watching our documentary project with just as much anticipation as we are (hello Chick-fil-a... Read more

March 18, 2012

Announcing New Reward Level: Custom Framed Movie Poster!

LOOK WHO'S BACKING 'A DEFIANT DUDE'

Have you seen who's backing our movie, lately? We've zoomed up to almost a thousand backers, we're knocking on the door of 60% funded,... Read more

March 17, 2012

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers...

Our Kickstarter project has generated lots of numbers, and we thought we'd share some with you.

While you're checking these out, we can't say Thank Youenough for your support... Read more

March 16, 2012

Get an Autographed Poster by Upping Your Pledge!

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March 14, 2012

10 Days and Counting. Can We Do It?

We've had a great few days: Bo was featured in USA Today, best-selling author Neil Gaiman became a backer, tweeted about us, and featured us on Tumblr (thank you, Neil!)... Read more

March 12, 2012

Kale Makes Public Challenge to Chick-fil-a Cow

Hey Dude Backers!

We got a big boost today from Kale! Check out the YouTube video below of the press conference where Kale made a special announcement to a room... Read more

March 10, 2012

What Can 500 Do?

Hey Dude Backers, you did it!

Thanks to you we reached two big hurdles in the last 24 hours -- we topped 25K in pledges which means we're over 33%... Read more

March 2, 2012

If we reach 25K in pledges, Bo will send an 'Eat More Kale' t-shirt to the owner of Chick-fil-a!

Hello Awesome Backers of A DEFIANT DUDE!

The 375th richest man in America owns Chick-fil-a, a couple billion dollars, and one of the coolest cars ever built --- the Batmobile... Read more

March 1, 2012

Here it is: your 'Eat More Kale' computer art!

Feb 2012

February 28, 2012

We're a Staff Pick + Bo on the Radio + Michael Moore Post

Hey Dude Backers!

We're a 'Staff Pick' on Kickstarter! Each day a handful of projects are selected by the Kickstarter staff that, according to them, "...we like and think... Read more

February 27, 2012

Dude in the News

Hello Incredible Backers!

Thanks to you, we're over the 12K mark and moving toward our next goal of 15K! Remember that when we reach our next goal, everybody who is... Read more

February 25, 2012

You did it! 10K in Pledges! + Something Fun Just for Backers

February 23, 2012

A great beginning! + See Bo get an 'Eat More Kale' tattoo.

You all are AWESOME!

Thank you for being a great team of backers! Within 24 hours we've reached over $5,000 in pledges, 1000 'likes', and were one of the most... Read more