One of the many benefits of crowdfunding that we like to highlight at Indiegogo is serendipity — the things that can happen by sheer chance by sharing your ideas with the world. The Indiegogo team had one such moment of serendipity on Monday. We had… read more
Hello & Bonjour to Etsy Canada! We at Indiegogo are coming to Toronto to do a series of workshops on crowdfunding this week and have put together a special program for Etsy sellers: Indiegogo Crowdfunding Workshop (RSVP HERE!) Thursday, June 27th from 6p-7:30p Center for… read more
A protest is a statement or action directed toward something with which they disagree or disapprove. When a protest occurs in-person, the people involved are a part of a crowd. Do you see where we’re going with this? The recent events in Turkey began as an occupy… read more
Guest author Nick Baugh is the founder of Teelaunch, which helps crowdfunding campaigners fulfill their perks. After a crowdfunding campaign has ended, one of the most common problems for campaigners is fulfillment. Fulfillment of rewards like shirts, hats, DVD’s, posters, remote vehicles, and games takes… read more
Breakfasts in bed, cards, flowers, and phone calls — these are the small tokens of appreciation that are usually associated with the celebration of the big job of being a mom. Though part of the reasons we love moms is that they are big promoters… read more
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
One year ago today, President Obama signed the JOBS Act — sweeping, bipartisan legislation that paved the way for equity-based crowdfunding. Though the SEC has yet to provide the regulations that will allow the JOBS Act’s provisions to go into effect, the Indiegogo team is… read more
With the sheer breadth of campaigns on Indiegogo today, there are probably fewer and fewer people who remember Indiegogo’s initial focus on film when it launched in 2008. Also, given crowdfunding’s nascence at the time, there are even fewer people still who were among those… read more
https://vimeo.com/60973711 Last month, Indiegogo CEO, Slava Rubin, joined a handful of campaigners in Las Vegas for the Downtown Project‘s February Catalyst Week, which brought together speakers from a variety of different backgrounds and industries to inspire the downtown community and vice versa. Slava’s talk —… read more
Gadgets have been replaced with guitars. Promotional t-shirts have been replaced with flannel and tank tops. Keynotes replaced with keyboards. Free beer replaced with free beer. SXSW Interactive is over, and the Music festival is just barely done with sound check. Amidst hundreds of bands… read more