If you want a bunch of attention all at once, launch a Kickstarter. Sure, people don’t just show up at random. You have to make a great product and do a lot of marketing before you launch. But Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Gamefound, and all the others, make it much, much easier to get discovered. And, as …
Imagine you’re an entrepreneur with a groundbreaking business idea, but you don’t have the money to get it off the ground. You certainly wouldn’t be alone – this is a common challenge faced by many startups. But what if you could raise the funds you need, not from venture capitalists or traditional lenders, but directly …
Running a business can be tough because it’s hard to know how much you’re going to sell. But running a Kickstarter can be even tougher, because not only do you not know how much you’re going to sell, but you don’t know how much you’re going to need to manufacture, at least before the campaign …
Scaling a product business can be challenging, and securing proper funding is a crucial aspect of enabling growth. Without adequate financial resources, it can be difficult to invest in key growth strategies such as expanding your product line, increasing marketing efforts, and hiring talented individuals. Identifying and securing the right resources to fuel your expansion …
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Understanding how Kickstarter operates is the difference between a dream come true and a bureaucratic nightmare. In this short post, we’ll answer some of the most common questions you likely have about how Kickstarter works. When Does Kickstarter Release Funds? Kickstarter releases funds approximately 14 days after the project’s funding period has ended. The reason …
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Your ideas are amazing! But amazing ideas don’t count for much unless you can make them real. And when it comes to physical products, there’s only one way to do that – manufacturing. Almost every person alive is more familiar with buying than manufacturing, so the process can seem a little like magic. But it’s …
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Donate. Pledge. Back. These are the sorts of words that people tend to use when they give money to Kickstarter campaigns. And it makes perfect sense because Kickstarter uses phrases such as “bring a creative project to life” prominently on their website. But running a Kickstarter is a business, full stop. And the IRS? It …
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Choosing the right fulfillment center for your Kickstarter board game campaign is absolutely critical if you want to ship on time and on budget. That’s true whether you’re first starting out with a $5,000 campaign or if you have multiple multimillion campaigns under your belt. To help you make an informed choice, we’ve selected ten …
Are shipping costs shredding your profits? Or, worse, is that expensive shipping still taking like a week to ship to your customers? If so, you’re not alone! But there is good news. There are a lot of ways you can cut shipping costs and delivery times, and that’s what we’re here to share today. In …
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You’re going to have to ship at some point. This is an inevitable part of every Kickstarter campaign. After all the marketing, fundraising, manufacturing, and getting ready for order fulfillment, you need to know where the orders should go. Figuring out when to collect addresses is surprisingly tricky on Kickstarter. There are four ways you …
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