Hey! Here is a link you can check out on this topic! m And a quote from the Kickstarter FAQ: "How does a project become a Staff Pick? At Kickstarter HQ, we spend a big part of our day keeping up with projects. Every morning our editorial team opens hundreds of tabs in their browsers and watches...
A point I’ve made in a number of posts is the importance of doing extensive research before launching a crowdfunding campaign. Since crowdfunding is still not very well known, a lot of creators may not fully realize the amount they need to learn in a short span of time and how much work will have to...
CrowdRabbit’s mission is to help connect investors with crowdfunding opportunities across all types and platforms, making it easy to for people to find projects that suit their needs. CrowdRabbit is run by a team of commercial real estate, financial services, and entrepreneurship experts. The compan...
Creators Chris Higgins and Hardeep Johar launched their Kickstarter for Aura on Nov 19, 2014. Their goal was to redesign traditional Christmas lights into a version that was safer, longer lasting, and removed the hassle of untangling Christmas lights year after year. For those who are anxiously awai...
The team at Bonaverde Coffee Changers and founder Hans Stier have a vision. Their plan is to change how coffee makes its way to consumers by cutting out the middle men. They are currently working to produce the first ever coffee machine that roasts, grinds, and brews fresh coffee beans. The problem?...
Hemingwrite is a modern typewriter that lets you write drafts without the usual distractions that come with laptops, tablets, and computers. This campaign launched on Kickstarter yesterday and has already raised over $222K towards their $250K goal and become a Kickstarter Staff Pick. The project’s c...
Very true, that's makes some backers hesitant to use the platform but it's still one of Kickstarter's biggest competitors. Hopefully most creators would choose not to take the money if they knew they couldn't deliver.
Congrats on being so close to your goal! I understand your feeling, but I do think it's normal for friends and family to make up a large portion of support for crowdfunding campaigns. Also, I saw an interview with Indiegogo's CEO recently that made a good point: if your friends and family aren't sup...
Well I know a lot of people choose Indiegogo because their kind of project wouldn't get accepted on Kickstarter (a lot of suspended or cancelled ones also go there next). They also offer flexible funding so if creators choose they can get the money even if they didn't meet their goal. Aside from tha...