Crowdfunding Questions

We are college students currently developing an iPad application and seek a small investment to complete the development before submitting to the app store. We have tried several avenues for asking...

Funding Application Angel Mobile Apps Crowdfunding

asked Dec 5 '12 at 13:35

Grant Wilkinson
105 points

If you raise a small amount of money (under $50K) on Kickstarter for a product you want to build, can you pay yourself a small salary along the way? I am quitting my day job to focus on this...

Funding Salary Crowdfunding Kickstarter

asked Jun 6 '14 at 16:58

Mary Pritchett
17 points

I'm trying to build an eCommerce company. Company registration is not yet completed, but is under process. Now I'm planning to raise capital to begin operations as soon as the company gets...

Funding Venture Capital Fundraising Crowdfunding

asked Jun 26 '14 at 11:15

Sky Buzz
36 points

What are some tips to garner attention for your project on crowdfunding platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter?From browsing the most funded campaigns, the common elements seem to be: Great promo...

Funding Fundraising Crowdfunding Kickstarter Indiegogo

asked May 28 '14 at 20:29

Toby Hardage
12 points

What are the differences and pros / cons for each platform?Why should someone go with a Kickstarter campaign vs seeking out angel investors on platforms like AngelList?

Angellist Crowdfunding Kickstarter Angel Investors

asked Mar 25 '14 at 14:29

Lisa Yamaguchi
20 points

Have there been companies who have used KickStarter and then had to close the company before delivering because they ran out of money? What happens in this case? Do you have to pay KickStarter...

Crowdfunding Kickstarter

asked Feb 19 '14 at 12:01

Joel J.
31 points

I have two projects that I think have potential, I have done my research and there isn't anything like that on the market as of now. I have spoken to a few people who might be end users of the...

Crowdfunding

asked Nov 28 '13 at 04:47

Abhishek Asthana
106 points

We are launching our startup, and would like to crowdfund a beta. Since the service already exists, the users would donate, and get their accounts first before everyone else can sign up - with...

Getting Started Pricing Funding Crowdfunding

asked Nov 21 '13 at 01:18

Erik Aigner
116 points

I'm looking for funding for a business, lets say its the "creative / media" market. I am trying to get seed Equity funding but am hitting a brick wall trying to find this. all investment groups /...

Funding Seed Funding Crowdfunding

asked Sep 10 '13 at 18:24

Darkcat Studios
190 points

In order to float this particular startup, I need a prize mechanism that can: 1) take money from a crowdfunder like Kickstarter; 2) select a winning volunteer based on the funders' votes; and 3)...

Non Profit Crowdfunding

asked Aug 11 '13 at 15:08

Michael Allan
1 point

I'm establishing a crowdfunding website for Start Ups. So far I figured out the only way to replace online payment would be through mobiles. I'm currently establishing this in Iraq (paypal is not...

Payment Gateway Mobile Payments Crowdfunding Paypal

asked Jan 25 '13 at 01:32

Observer
78 points

Is there anything stopping me from posting my project on both crowdfunding sites KickStarter and IndieGogo? My rationale for doing so would be that I would expose myself to more people. Are there...

Crowdfunding

asked Dec 22 '12 at 07:09

Randomblue
154 points

Question: What strategies have been proven to work in marketing a crowdfunding campaign? Background: We/I have a project called WikiSeat, and we have tried (unsuccessfully) to run a campaign on...

Marketing Crowdfunding

asked Dec 4 '12 at 05:46

Apis Girl
38 points

I am the technical founder of a 4-years-old startup. After two rounds of funding with small European VCs, some very good customers (government agencies, big retail customer, ...), a unique product...

Open Source Fundraising Crowdfunding

asked Dec 13 '12 at 07:34

Math
111 points

I've seen a few posts on this site about crowdsourcing which imply that it's not possible to use kickstarter outside the US. I'm wondering where does this information come from ? Any sources ? I...

Funding Crowdfunding

asked Oct 16 '12 at 16:30

Dinaiz
116 points

I would like to follow the development of the regulations so as to better understand them when they are finalized. How/where can I follow the developing SEC's regulations related to the JOBS...

Regulation SEC Crowdfunding

asked May 14 '12 at 04:35

Russ O'matic
6 points

Now that the JOBS Act has been passed and signed when can I start raising capital through CrowdSource Funding?

Venture Capital Social Network Seed Funding Crowdsourcing Crowdfunding

asked May 9 '12 at 09:22

User17876
26 points

Let me introduce my situation. I made an intensive research about the area of my product (that is a software), I have the prototype, the business plan, the promo video, the landing page and blog...

Venture Capital Investors Crowdfunding Startups

asked Feb 20 '14 at 22:39

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