by Eden Spodek | Sep 29, 2016 | Crowdfunding
Most crowdfunding campaigns do not “make it.” They don’t pass “go”. They don’t get funded. That was a hard truth for me to swallow when I began working on crowdfunding campaigns. And it was even more difficult for the founder who was wide-eyed and hopeful...
by Eden Spodek | Sep 26, 2016 | Crowdfunding
“… feel free to illustrate what went wrong on [OUR] campaign. The example may help others. I certainly learned a lot.’ I would rather my failure on that piece help others. It certainly motivated the stuffing out of me.” – Dana T. Wendt, Founder, jouzge When was the...
by Eden Spodek | Sep 21, 2016 | Crowdfunding
Do you think you’re the next Kanye West, expecting to raise $53 million in a single tweet? If you read my blog post Crowdfunding: Failure to Plan = Plan to Fail, you likely know that crowdfunding is a lot of hard work. Just like the old saying goes, Rome wasn’t built...
by Eden Spodek | Sep 15, 2016 | Crowdfunding
Last year I was part of a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign for an independent book publisher who was supporting authors and artists with his new experiential book/activity concept. It may or may not be what typically comes to mind when you think of...
by Eden Spodek | Sep 9, 2016 | Crowdfunding, Events, Pop Culture, Social Media, The Weekly Download
Welcome to the Back-to-School issue of The Weekly Download. Most schools in Ontario, Canada, where I live started this week. It feels a bit strange because this is the first year I’m not directly involved in the back-to-school chaos. Both my kids are now in...
by Eden Spodek | Sep 8, 2016 | Crowdfunding, Marketing
Before I get on my list building soapbox, I wanted to let you in on a little secret. If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve already learned more than the overwhelming majority of people who start a crowdfunding campaign with ZERO training. Yes, that’s right, most...