Think Big, Get Funds, Bring Ideas to Life with Kickstarter

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Have an idea or a project you think could make bank, inspire others, or blow some minds? Bring it to life! Easier said than done, right? Where do you find the funding, and would others actually find your idea just as amazing as you do? Problem solved. Use Kickstarter!

Kickstarter is a “funding platform for creative projects” in the music, film, art, technology, design, fashion, food, publishing, etc. worlds. Essentially, a project is created or proposed, and people pledge dollars towards that project as a form of support. If the project succeeds by meeting the fundraising goal and deadline, all proceeds go towards the project. If the sri lanka whatsapp number database project fails, none of the “backers” are charged, and you simply need to try, try again.

According to Kickstarter, since their launch in 2009, “over $450 million has been pledged by more than 3 million people, funding more than 25,000 creative projects.” So far, 44% of all Kickstarter projects have reached their funding goals. That’s a lot of innovation successfully brought to life!


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Want some Kickstarter success stories?

Back to the Roots, our friends and DIY mushroom kit entrepreneurs launched a new project using Kickstarter, raising $249,000 by more than 4,000 backers. In fact, their Aquaponics Gardens are one of Kickstarter’s most funded projects and has since been featured in Forbes, Wired, Inc., Sunset and more.
Did you know that 10% of films at the Sundance Film Festival are Kickstarter funded? In 2012, 19 films were selected for Sundance, and 4 won top prizes.
FUBAR, the World War II zombie anthology was funded via Kickstarter and hit #6 on the New York Times Best Sellers List this year.
The “Incident in New Baghdad” documentary created with funding via Kickstarter was nominated for an Oscar.
Cards Against Humanity, the fun, questionable and laugh-out-loud inducing card game was backed by 750+ people on Kickstarter, raising $15,000. The game sold more than 100,000 copies and topped Amazon’s charts.
87 projects including art sculptures, bathroom beacons, laser lights, air ships, documentaries and more were funded via Kickstarter and made their way to Burning Man.
There are endless inspiring, ambitious, amazing, and downright hilarious projects that have all been funded through the help of Kickstarter, just in the last year. Take a look at their “Best of 2012” compilation to see the success. You can also discover current projects in the works on Kickstarter by category, city, tags, most funded, most popular, staff picks, and even recently successfully funded.