Although we've all heard of wildly successful crowdfunding campaigns, the truth is that the majority of
crowdfunding campaigns fail.
Since the majority of
crowdfunding campaigns fail, obtaining customized advice on the strategy and best practices for a campaign can be invaluable.
Not exact matches
The terms of service of
crowdfunding sites state that they aren't responsible for
campaigns that
fail to deliver on their promises.
Crowdfunding sites have long been plagued by instances of designers and entrepreneurs collecting money from backers and then
failing to deliver their product; more ominously, Indiegogo has hosted a series of
campaigns that some believed were outright scams.
Ever wonder how some people raise money
crowdfunding time and again while 60 % of
campaigns fail?
The Yotaphone 2 had a
crowdfunding campaign in 2015 where it tried to enter the lucrative North American market, but
failed to gain significant interest.
After a
failed Fig
crowdfunding campaign in 2017, last month he came back swinging with a shiny new
campaign, this time on Kickstarter — and, after a tense final few days, SWERY's dream game was finally funded.
Previously, the group held a public auction, a
crowdfunding campaign, and tried to sell individual exploits, all of which have
failed to attract the customers they hoped.
In related Uber news, a group of supporters of London's black cab taxis this week kicked off a
crowdfunding campaign they're hoping will finance an application to secure a judicial review of the legality of Uber's PHV licence — arguing that TfL
failed to uphold the existing law when it granted Uber a licence to operate in 2012.