Kickstarter: Revolutionizing the Materialization of Ideas
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KickRevolutionizing the
Materialization of Ideas
STARTERBy: ShawnNicholson
@shnicholson
how does an idea BankAngel Investors
Personal Savings
Family/Friends
KickSTARTER
Then came along
get fundedand become a reality
Prior to 2009
A CrowfundingPlatform
on average bringing4 out of 10 projects to
life
* 43.44% success rate
$5,702,153
Veron i ca marsmovi e
* USD as of June 6, 2014 * as of June 6, 2014
1,152,235,008 Pledged in total
$3,530,965* 34,000,000 Pledged to Live ProjectsBri n g back
Readi n g Rai n bow $1 0,266,845
63,104
PebbleSmartwatch
ideas funded
Success Stories
With KICKSTARTER
social media is the catalyst forsuccess
more Facebook friends =higher chances of success
10001000 Facebook
friends increases thechances of success
to 40% Inc.com
keeping money in the hands of theinnnovators
Allowing average consumers tobecome the financiers
not big banks
the creative possibilities are endless
Kickstarter isn’t just another channel to sell your new product –it is essentially a new way to sell products to digital communities
in a more socially connected, conscious and responsible way.
- Asif Zahir, Ananta Group
KICKSTARTER is a revolutionin progress
BringingCreativity to Life
Sources:http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1978854c-d4b5-11e3-bf4e-00144feabdc0.html#slide0
http://smartblogs.com/social-media/2013/05/03/what-successful-kickstarter-campaigns-have-in-common/
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/9403-How-Kickstarter-Will-Change-the-World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/02/13/on-kickstarter-two-projects-pass-the-1-million-mark-in-a-single-day/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/suwcharmananderson/2012/07/17/secrets-of-success-hidden-in-kickstarters-numbers/
http://blog.hbs.edu/dighbs/kickstarter-and-the-future-of-creatively/
http://www.inc.com/jillian-donfro/kickstarter-project-analysis-how-to-raise-money-successfully.html
Project images sourced from respective Kickstarter pages
Statistics current as of June 6, 2014: https://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats
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