Posts from April 2013

April 30, 2013 · Tips & Insights

5 Benefits of Crowdfunding for Hardware Makers

When you think of Indiegogo, you think funding. However, did you know that crowdfunding has numerous additional benefits outside of the money you raise? This is especially true for campaigns where you are allowing people to reserve a physical product, gadget or hardware. 1. Mitigate… read more

April 30, 2013 · Success Stories

What are Campaigners Saying about Indiegogo? (4/30/13)

Find out what Indiegogo campaigners are saying about their crowdfunding experiences and check out their campaigns to see what kinds of strategies they used to hit their goal: Support a Safe House in Armenia  Support a Safe House in Armenia Location: Yerevan, Armenia “This was about… read more

April 26, 2013 · Behind The Scenes

Team Indiegogo’s Campaign Roundup (4/26/13)

Every week, we give team members at Indiegogo an opportunity to talk about the campaigns that have caught their attention. Here’s what we were talking about this week: Alice  GIG 50-50: Uncovering 50 Inspiring Stories from 50 States Location: San Francisco, California I’d enjoy watching the… read more

April 22, 2013 · Success Stories

Indiegogo Trends: A Crowdfunding Classroom

Whether at the third grade or college level, group or individual projects are far from a new idea. Traditionally though, the collaboration, the brainstorming, the action — all of the thought and hard work — ends abruptly with the due date of the assignment. Even… read more

April 19, 2013 · Behind The Scenes

Team Indiegogo’s Campaign Roundup (4/16/13)

Every week, we give team members at Indiegogo an opportunity to talk about the campaigns that have caught their attention. Here’s what we were talking about this week: Alice  2 Kids Providing Water Filters to 1,000 Indian Families Location: Karnataka, India Forget penny wars, this 12… read more

April 17, 2013 · Success Stories

Knock On Wood: Crowdfunding A Furniture Company

Carpentry, one of those ancient professions, has its roots in a scrappy mentality when it comes to building — you use the materials that you have immediately available. With urbanization, the rising costs of raw materials, and a renewed focus on sustainable practices, however, it’s… read more

April 16, 2013 · Success Stories

What are Campaigners Saying about Indiegogo? (4/16/13)

Find out what Indiegogo campaigners are saying about their crowdfunding experiences and check out their campaigns to see what kinds of strategies they used to hit their goal: Alpha  Alpha Location: Athens, Greece “We have successfully funded the 1st ever crowdfunding feature for Greece and the… read more

April 15, 2013 · IGG

Indiegogo Trends: Singapore Slings Into the Crowdfunding Arena

Singapore — a tiny, city-state archipelago that’s been a leading hub of world finance for years — is now emerging as a leader in Asia in another field: Crowdfunding. From film and technology to art and community projects, Singaporean projects have raised over $134,000 in… read more