![]() ![]() ![]() The project obviously pales in comparison to something like the Pebble watch, which raised more than $10 million, but it was a start. so i thought i would suggest something for me to draw and then if someone wants me to draw it then they can put in some pennies and then i’ll draw it,” user Darkpony wrote, almost incoherently, in his project page for “Drawing for Dollars.” “I like drawing pictures and then i color them too. Five days later, the platform had its first successfully funded campaign. To commemorate the crowdfunding site’s anniversary, we’ve compiled four Kickstarter projects that have shaped how we use and think of the company-for better or worse. The company has been sued for hosting a project that allegedly infringed upon a trademark, and there have been incidents where project creators either squandered all the capital they raised or have tried to con the site with bogus projects. At this point, it would be genuinely surprising if any of you haven’t been asked to contribute to a friend’s project.Ĭrowdfunding can be a risky endeavor, however, and Kickstarter has not been without controversy. Launched by Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler, Kickstarter empowered artists- musicians, designers, filmmakers, graphic novelists-to fund their creative projects by pitching and appealing directly to the masses.Īccording to the company’s statistics page, $583 million has since been pledged to support more than 95,000 projects, running the gamut from an illustrated choose-your-own-adventure book inspired by Shakespeare to an open-source video gaming console. Four years ago this coming Sunday, Kickstarter dramatically tipped the scales of economics online. ![]()
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