When your art fails, make better art.

That's why there's lots and lots of kinds of hot sauces, and not so many kinds of mustard. Not because it's hard to make interesting mustard - you could make interesting mustard - but people don't, because no one's obsessed with it, and thus no one tells their friends.

No one can force you to stand up, speak up and make a difference. But if you back off and play along, please understand that whatever happens happened, at least in part, because you acquiesced.

Kickstarter isn't a profit center, it's an organizer and an instigator.

If there isn't a good reason, go home. If there is, then do something ... loud, now, and memorable.

Lack of resources (payroll), time and competing priorities are why so many nonprofits haven't done well. It's that simple.

When you walk around braced for impact, you're dramatically decreasing your chances. Your chances to avoid the outcome you fear, your chances to make a difference, and your chances to breathe and connect.