Success Stories

February 21, 2011 · Success Stories

Doc’s of the Bay: Hip Food Truck and Great Small Business

Launching a campaign on IndieGoGo is a powerful way to raise funds for your business and also to learn about your target market, gain valuable feedback for your business, and build up your community — before you’ve even launched!
Today we’re checking in with Zac Silverman, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary and Truck Driver for Doc’s of the Bay Food Truck. Zac and his team are over two-thirds of the way towards reaching their goal of $3,073 to launch their food truck business in San Francisco, with just over a month left in the campaign.

January 11, 2011 · Success Stories

6Qs with Cortt Dunlap of Awaken Caf

"…recognize that raising money is an art that requires you to be persistent and unrelenting…be sensitive that you are intruding in other people's lives to ask for them to to spend their hard-earned money on your project." –Cortt Dunlap   Cortt Dunlap is the proud… read more

December 28, 2010 · Success Stories

6Qs with The Makepeace Brothers

  "…the perfect way to include our fans in what we are up to, make enough money to finish our record, and do it in a really positive way." –Conor Gaffney on utilizing IndieGoGo From Germany to Argentina, the loyal fans of "roots-based rock" band… read more

November 9, 2010 · Success Stories

6Qs with Jeanie Finlay of “Sound It Out”

"It was completely overwhelming and amazing that a stranger would come on board in such an act of faith."  –Jeanie Finlay Jeanie Finlay, director of Sound It Out, describes that she had to put her "British reserve" aside and be in front of the camera doing… read more

October 19, 2010 · Success Stories

6Qs with Jon Spira of “Anyone Can Play Guitar”

"Twitter is hugely powerful… You never know who's out there and might drop a huge donation, so you have to spread the word to find them. One email could be worth thousands of dollars to your project." Jon Spira, the filmmaker behind Anyone Can Play Guitar: The Story Behind… read more