A few years ago I started hearing about this new site called Kickstarter. I was told that people would put ideas, projects, most anything up there and if you liked the idea you could essentially pre-purchase whatever they were selling and support the idea. This blew my mind. Anyone that had ever thought, "If I just had the money, I bet I could make that and sell millions!" could now go online and try to convince the internet how awesome their idea really was.
Since I backed my first project in 2012 crowdfunding has exploded across the internet. Multiple sites have sprung up catering to different types of projects and crowdfunding has become a multi-billion dollar phenomenon. Everything from art, music, technology, games, and movies can now be supported by the people who want to enjoy them. We aren't tied to a corporate entity somewhere telling us what we should or should not get to enjoy.
Since 2012, I have backed 19 projects. I like to think that I have helped to bring some pretty amazing things to the marketplace through my support (funding and social marketing), and I look forward to seeing what projects pop up next.
Barnett, Chance. (2013, May 8) Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites for Fundraising. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/chancebarnett/2013/05/08/top-10-crowdfunding-sites-for-fundraising/
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