CHICAGO -- Several of these people will share their experiences and tips about running a successful crowdfunding campaign with the attendees of Midwest crowdfunding conference (www.MidwestCrowdfunding.com) which will be held this Friday, November 15th in downtown Chicago.
Zack Jordan is an entrepreneur with a mission “to make exciting versions of foods that people use every day”. His Kickstarter campaign “Tonguespank Spice Co. is Spanking Tongues Nationwide!” raised almost 350% of the funding goal from more than 600 people.
Ariana Vargas has touched the hearts of more than 13,300 people. She is raising money for medical expenses of her former classmate who was injured during the Boston marathon bombing. The campaign has reached almost 90% of the funding goal of a Million dollars and still live on GiveForward.
Tim Maupin’s science fiction film “The Last Generation to Die” is a human story of a father and daughter trying to find an answer to the question “Would you want to live on or die naturally?” The creator posted the project on Kickstarter asking for $9,000 and ended up raising more than $35,000.
Tina Weidenhammer has raised money for her lifestyle coaching startup LeapLiving through FunderHut.
Thomas Smafield, a recent graduate of Northern Illinois University, used Kickstarter to bring on market all-in-one bike multitool ReaparRebel. He has not only received more than twice of his funding goal of $10,000, but also has received numerous opportunities worldwide to distribute his product.
Katrin Schnabl and Birgit Rohm crowd funded their “Sophisticated Women’s Designer Collection” to bring it next spring to New York Fashion Week.
“I have the creativity, the energy, the desire, the will. But I do need more resources to push it to the next level”. These Katrin Schnabl’s words perfectly reflect the reasons for most creators to come on a crowdfunding website. Kickstarter recently celebrated the 50,000th successful campaign. Over $700 Million has been raised during less than four years. But current success rate on Kickstarter is below 44 percent. For most other platforms it is even lower.
Those who want join the minority of the winners should start working on their campaigns in advance. The Midwest Crowdfunding conference provides an opportunity to meet the people who have succeeded in funding their projects and to learn from them.
About Crowdfund Productions
Crowdfund Productions(www.crowdfundproductions.com) is an organizer of investment and crowdfunding events in the USA. On January 6th – 7th, 2014 Crowdfund Productions will be hosting Global Aspen Investment Forum (www.AspenInvestmentForum.com) which will bring together investment and entrepreneurial community from the US, Australia, Israel, UK, France and Netherlands.
Contact
Elena Mikhaylova, Crowdfund Productions
