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Silicon Heroes

The story of 5 young techies who discover the key superpowers that drive entrepreneurial success!

Silicon Heroes

The story of 5 young techies who discover the key superpowers that drive entrepreneurial success!

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San Francisco, United States

$45,077 USD 314 backers

143% of $31,415 Fixed Goal Fixed Goal

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Silicon Heroes successfully launched! You can buy the book on Amazon!

Over $5,000 from this Indiegogo was donated to Girls Who Code and Code.org! Thank you to all the backers for your support.

Editor Mark Irwin and Illustrator Michael Penick

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to many, many people that have helped bring this project to life:

Michael Penick for breathing life into Silicon Heroes with his art
Mark Irwin for managing the process and editing the script
Alexis Cox for her marketing prowess
Steve Norfleet and Collin McCormack at Silicon Valley Bank for filming
Bo Obradovic for editing the video
My Kauffman Fellows family for your support

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The Flash Edition

$39 USD

Early bird special! You will receive one limited edition (only made for Indiegogo) hardcover copy of Silicon Heroes with textured cover and foil title. Catch The Flash Edition before it's gone!

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April 2016

77 out of 100 of claimed

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The Hulk Pledge

$5 USD

Your name will be read out loud as I personally thank every Hulk Pledge contributor on one continuous video shot while doing a *wall squat*. That video will be posted to YouTube for the enjoyment of every Silicon Heroes backer.

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April 2016

14 claimed

Ships worldwide.

The Spiderman Edition

$29 USD

You will receive one hardcover edition of Silicon Heroes!

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April 2016

70 claimed

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The Wolverine Edition

$49 USD

You will receive one limited edition (only made for Indiegogo) hardcover copy of Silicon Heroes with textured cover and foil title.

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April 2016

15 claimed

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The Wonder Woman Edition

$69 USD

You will receive one personally autographed limited edition (only made for Indiegogo) hardcover copy of Silicon Heroes with textured cover and foil title.

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April 2016

9 claimed

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The Jubilee Edition

$99 USD

You will receive the Wonder Woman Edition + a ticket to the exclusive San Francisco launch party (date TBD but will likely be in April 2016)!

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April 2016

42 claimed

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The Batman Edition

$149 USD

You will receive the Jubilee Edition + a digital copy of a pencil sketch of you as a superhero! You will need to submit photos of yourself (or whoever you want sketched).

Estimated Shipping

April 2016

9 claimed

Ships worldwide.

The Storm Edition

$199 USD

You will receive the Jubilee Edition + a digital copy of a full color drawing of you as a superhero! You will need to submit photos of yourself (or whoever you want sketched).

Estimated Shipping

April 2016

26 claimed

Ships worldwide.

The Avengers Edition

$1,000 USD

You will receive 5 copies of the Wolverine Edition + you and/or your company will be listed as a hero on the book's "Heroic Sponsors" page.

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April 2016

3 claimed

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The Justice League Edition

$5,000 USD

You will receive the Storm Edition + your image will be sketched into an actual frame of Silicon Heroes. Your image will be a part of every edition of Silicon Heroes! Since we've hit our funding goal, 100% of this contribution will be donated to Girls Who Code and Code.org!

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April 2016

0 out of 3 of claimed

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The Star Wars Edition

$25,000 USD

Sorry fanboys, jedi are superheroes too! You will receive 100 copies of the Wolverine Edition + you will be sketched as the central superhero with your company logo on the "Heroic Sponsors" page. We've hit our funding goal so 100% of this perk will be donated to Girls Who Code and Code.org.

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April 2016

0 out of 1 of claimed

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