7. ABOUT CROWDFUNDING
Crowdfunding
noun & verb
Utilizing the power of the
internet to fund big projects &
ideas with small contributions
from thousands of people
8. POPULAR
EXAMPLES
Entrepreneurs raised over $10M
from 68,000 people to start making
Pebble Watch
Veronica Mars (a cancelled TV show)
raised $5.7M from 90,000 people to
make a movie
9. WHY CROWDFUNDING
Why does crowdfunding matter?
1. Reach friends & family*
all over the world,
with the click of a button
2. Internet has made it easier than ever to give!
* And maybe (just maybe) people you don’t know.
10. WHY CROWDFUNDING
These fundraisers are great for community building,
but you can raise by asking for online donations
(rather than just selling things).
17. ABOUT THE
CROWD
Anyone on the internet is part of the
crowdfunding “crowd.”
But 90% of crowdfunding contributions come
from the friends, family, and networks of the
fundraisers themselves.
18. IT’S HARD WORK!
Will your fundraiser be as
popular as this
little guy?
No, probably not.
In fact 50% of crowdfunding
projects fail to fundraise even 1¢