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Building a Business

Avoid the Dead Zone By Adopting ‘Recruit Daily or Perish’

Most of the time dead zones or lulls in our sales occur because of inactivity. If you're in a lull or not getting the results you want, you've got to double down.

By John Brubaker

Building a Business

4 Reasons to Crowdfund vs. Self-Fund a Product Idea

By Terry Lin

Building a Business

3 Things to Do Before Kickstarting Your Hardware Startup

By JD Albert

Business Accounting

The One Thing That Prevents You From Falling Flat on Your Face

By John Brubaker

Building a Business

Blowing Past Its Kickstarter Goal, SnapPower Turns Your Outlet Into a USB Charger

With no electrical skills needed, a simple solution to an annoying problem scores big with backers on the crowdfunding platform.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

Crowdfunding Nearly Tripled Last Year, Becoming a $16 Billion Industry

The pace of crowdfunding growth has only been accelerating, according to a new report on the global industry.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Pebble Time Hits $20 Million on Kickstarter

It's the fastest-funded project and also the most funded -- by far.

By Jason Fell

Building a Business

Crowdfunding in the Days Before Kickstarter

The act of raising money is nothing new. And on some days, it can feel like you're running a marathon naked.

By John Brubaker

Business News

Yelp Shares are Tanking and a Kickstarter Project Could Be the Reason

A new documentary apparently shows alleged abuses by the customer review service.

By Myles Udland

Business News

Amazon Launches New Storefront for Shark Tank and Kickstarter Successes

The new offering highlights innovative 'rising star' products from both popular invention hotbeds.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Beekeeper Invention Sets Record for Most Money Raised on Indiegogo

The Flow Hive honey tap raised $5.3 million on the San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

The 10 Most Funded Kickstarter Campaigns Ever

A look at the 10 ventures that have raised the most money on the popular crowdfunding website to date.

By Nina Zipkin

Business Funding

Pebble Time Is Officially the Most Funded Project in Kickstarter History

The crowdfunding campaign for the new smartwatch raised more than $13.3 million, toppling the previous record set by the Coolest Cooler.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Start Early, Aim Low, Keep It Short: How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign (Infographic)

Ideally, entrepreneurs should ask for as little money as possible and set up campaigns that run no longer than 30 days.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Flow Hive, a Gadget for Beekeepers, Sets New Crowdfunding Record on Indiegogo

This game-changer for honey harvesters raised $2.18 million in the first 24 hours.

By Carly Okyle

Building a Business

Pebble Time Is the Fastest Funded Project in Kickstarter History

In a few short hours, the new Pebble smartwatch has already raised $4.6 million and shows no sign of slowing down.

By Jason Fell

Building a Business

The 3 Most Awesomely Absurd Campaigns on Kickstarter Right Now

The power of the crowd is real. And so is people's ability to create the wackiest things possible.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Pebble Is Launching a New Smartwatch Today on Kickstarter

The company also is unveiling a completely refreshed operating system across its devices.

By Jason Fell

Tech

Pump Up Your Food Porn Game With This 3-D Photo App

From Dacuda, the Swiss software company behind the PocketScan, the 3DAround app allows a user to generate an image that can be spun and tilted.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Funding

Should You Consider Hiring a Crowdfunding Consultant?

These advisers can be invaluable members of your team, or a complete waste of money. Ask these questions before making a decision.

By Kendall Almerico

Building a Business

How ‘Exploding Kittens’ Became the Most-Backed Kickstarter Project

The card game broke the record previously held by the Reading Rainbow campaign.

By Carly Okyle

Building a Business

The Potato Salad Kickstarter and the Art of Getting Discovered

The joke that went viral and raised $55,00 teaches fundamental lessons about how to garner attention in a very noisy online environment.

By Alicia Lawrence

Business Funding

This ‘Exploding Kittens’ Card Game Is Blowing Up on Kickstarter

The makers of a new card game were aiming to raise $10,000 in 30 days. They hit that goal in less than 30 minutes, and have gone on to raise more than $2.5 million.

By Carly Okyle

Building a Business

The Creator Behind a Robotic Bartender Spills the Secrets on How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign

Dylan Purcell-Lowe, one of Somabar's creators, walks us through the entire Kickstarter process.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

For This Cat Cafe, Crowdfunding With Kickstarter ‘Was Never About the Money’

The co-founders of Meow Parlour raised three times as much cash as they set out to raise with a Kickstarter campaign. But that wasn't the best part of their crowdfunding success.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

3 Ways Brands Are Marketing Nostalgia in the Age of Throwback Thursday

You know you're a '90s kid if companies are trying to win you over through memories of your childhood.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

This Handheld Scanner Identifies Pills, Determines Calories and More

After making its debut on Kickstarter, the SCiO pocket-sized molecular scanner showed off some cool new features at CES.

By Emily Price

Building a Business

Indiegogo Launches Commerce Option for Successful Crowdfunding Campaign Owners

The InDemand 'forever funding' program gives entrepreneurs a way to grow their business from their crowdfunding campaign website.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

6 Potato Salad-Tested Crowdfunding Tricks That Work

You may think it's silly that people gave money to someone to create a side dish, but there are reasons for that.

By Hellen Barbara

Building a Business

Pebble Gets Even Smarter, Rolls Out Interactive Notifications for Android Users

Attention Android-loving Pebble people: More nerdy smartwatch goodness is now yours.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow