Kickstarter

Building a Business

You Can Use Kickstarter to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Business. Here’s Advice From 5 People Who Did It.

The crowdfunding platform has raised more than $9 billion for projects — and yours could be next.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

This Is What the CEO of Kickstarter Wishes Aspiring Entrepreneurs Knew

By Emily Washcovick

Business News

This Kickstarter Campaign Just Broke the Record for Making the Most Money Ever

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

‘Creators Left So Much Money on the Table’: Kickstarter’s CEO Reveals the Story Behind the Company’s Biggest Changes in 15 Years

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Kickstarter Is Opening Up Its Platform to Creators and Making Big Changes to Its Model — Here’s What’s New

The company noted it is moving beyond traditional crowdfunding and making it easier for businesses to raise more money.

By Sherin Shibu

Business Funding

5 Ways to Fund Your Startup as a Solopreneur

Funding your small business can be nerve-racking. Use these five steps to fund your startup without feeling overwhelmed.

By Christina-Lauren Pollack

Business News

Will Kickstarter’s Move to Blockchain Make It Easier to Crowdfund Your Next Project?

The crowdfunding platform is supporting the development of an open-source protocol that "even Kickstarter competitors" can use.

By Chloe Arrojado

Business Funding

Getting Tech off the Ground: From Crowdfunding to Cryptocurrency

Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Regulation A+ aren't just paths to money. They're great marketing tools too.

By Natacha Rousseau

Building a Business

4 Top Advantages of a Successful Kickstarter Campaign

Want a quick infusion of cash and some invaluable social exposure? Then why aren't you crowdfunding yet?

By Imran Tariq

Business News

Kickstarter’s Live Project Count Is Down 35 Percent From Last Year

Layoffs are planned as crowdfunding takes a serious blow.

By Jon Fingas

Online Presence

Peek Inside the Mind-Blowing Offices of the Most Successful Startups In History: Spanx, Uber, Warby Parker and More

Here's a look inside the office space and company culture.

By Hayden Field

Business Funding

Perpetrators of Crowdfunding Fraud Can’t Hide From The Law Forever

For years, crowdfunding has been a bit like the Wild West of finance. But as the industry continues to grow, state and federal authorities are catching up to abusers of the system.

By Janet Gershen-Siegel

Building a Business

A Childhood Memory Helped This Founder Find Her Passion

Marissa Louie, CEO of stuffed animal company Animoodles, found her path thanks to a cherished toy that belonged to her late sister.

By Marissa Louie

Business Funding

Beyond Kickstarter: 10 Niche Crowdfunding Platforms for Startups

If your company fits one of the niches that has its own crowdfunding sites, it's worth considering using a specialized platform.

By Carol Tice

Business Funding

How to Raise a Million Dollars on Kickstarter

Two entrepreneurs share how they raised more than a million dollars online.

By Candace Sjogren

Business Funding

3 Entrepreneurs Who Raised More Than $1 Million Crowdfunding Share the Secrets to Their Success

Here's how to make sure your campaign is a blockbuster.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

Study Details Why Women Entrepreneurs Have Greater Crowdfunding Success

Crowdfunding has none of the barriers to success that often thwart women entrepreneurs pitching VC and angel investors.

By Devishobha Chandramouli

Business Funding

The Data Reveals These 3 Fundamentals for Crowdfunding Success

To achieve your crowdfunding goal, think of it as incentive marketing rather than pitching investors.

By Sarah Austin

Building a Business

To Keep His Kickstarter Backers Happy, This Entrepreneur Is Wearing Leopard-Print Pants Every Day

'It's a way to prove my level of commitment,' he says.

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

From Backers to Buyers: How Kickstarter Helped Me Launch a Product the Traditional Way

Here are five things I learned from crowdfunding that prepared me to take the leap.

By Adrian Solgaard

Business Funding

I’ve Raised Close to $2 Million in Crowdfunding Campaigns — Here Are My Secrets

Follow these seven practical tips to make your campaign a success.

By Adrian Solgaard

Building a Business

What Happens When You Can’t Deliver Your Kickstarter Project to Backers?

After realizing he'd lose money by fulfilling all his Kickstarter orders, an entrepreneur had to change course.

By Jason Feifer

Business News

Bose ‘Sleepbuds’ Want to Help You Snooze

The headphone maker has launched an Indiegogo campaign for a pair of $249 'noise-masking sleepbuds' intended to help you get more ZZZs.

By Angela Moscaritolo

Business Funding

If You Want to Get Funded on Kickstarter, Research Says to Avoid These Tactics

The crowd has spoken and it's not impressed.

By Amitava Chattopadhyay

Business Funding

10 Tips to Make Your Crowdfunding Campaign a Success

Crowdfunding done right raises money while priming the market for your product.

By John Boitnott

Business Accounting

5 Ways to Learn the Nuts and Bolts of Crowdfunding

A lot of people claim to be crowdfunding experts. A few of them actually are.

By Kendall Almerico

Business Funding

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Launches Kickstarter for Video Game

'Space Odyssey' players will terraform planets, build colonies and embark on missions.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Human Resources

Going Inside the Kickstarter Office

At Kickstarter's Brooklyn headquarters -- a former pencil factory with tons of natural sunlight --125 employees take turns hosting seminars, screenings and book club.

By Kristin Hunt

Entrepreneurs

This Romper for Men Kickstarter Campaign Raised Over $50,000 in a Day

Even though the idea has gained traction, people can't help but poke fun.

By Rose Leadem

Building a Business

This Startup Raised $215,000 Defying Gender Stereotypes to Empower Girls

What do you do when your little girl wants rocket ships and trains on her dresses?

By Shannon Whitehead