num_pages: 224
description: The ultimate guide on how to leverage the power of Kickstarterthe easy-to-use and wildly popular crowdfunding websiteto finance your passion projects So you want to produce a short film. Or design a new line of jewelry. Or manufacture a revolutionary solar-powered garden sprinkler. Theres just one You need $100000 to bankroll your dream and your checking account has barely enough to cover the rent. Enter Kickstarter.comthe phenomenal crowdfunding website launched in 2009 that brings venture capital to the masses. At Kickstarter its not uncommon for entrepreneurs to raise $50000 $100000 $250000 or more. All you need is a great ideaand The Kickstarter Handbook.Business journalist Don Steinberg has interviewed dozens of artists and inventors who launched their passion projects online. Through their voices youll explore all the strategies of a successful Kickstarter campaign. Youll learn the elements of a compelling Kickstarter video innovative ways to market your projects tips for getting donors onboard and the secrets of irresistible Kickstarter rewards. Youll also discover what to do in a best-case scenariowhen your project goes viral and the cash starts flowing in. On Kickstarter it happens to a few lucky visionaries every week. Heres how to be one of them.
language: English
title: The Kickstarter Handbook: Real-Life Crowdfunding Success Stories
publisher: Quirk Books