[Noisebridge-discuss] Crowdfunding Class?

[Andy Isaacson]

Generally we'd want someone who's involved in the Noisebridge community
to volunteer to help ensure an event goes off without a hitch (making
sure the presenter understands the expectations of the Noisebridge
community, the general lack of structure / "chaos" that tends to reign
at Noisebridge, verify that any meeting discussion that is needed does
hapen, make sure there aren't scheduling conflicts, make sure there are
chairs and any needed supplies/tools, etc).

Please find such a community member if you're not one yourself already.
:)

-andy

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 03:37:44PM -0700, Erin Flesch wrote:
> Hello Noisebridgers!
> 
> I was hoping to find out if you and the community overall would be
> interested in a free crowdfunding class or workshop at your space! I'm from
> Crowd Supply which is a new crowdfunding platform that launched earlier
> this year. We're kind of a Kickstarter for hardware/product design. People
> use Crowd Supply to raise funds, ship goods, take pre-orders after the
> campaign, and sell goods once their product in stock.
> 
> We'd be interested in holding anything from a 20-minute question and answer
> session to a full-blown multi-hour class on crowdfunding.
> 
> 
> Please let me know whether you would like to attend or if you would find it
> beneficial/interesting in general! I'd love to hear your thoughts.
> 
> 
> Topics could include:
> 
> 
> 
>  Benefits of Crowdfunding
> 
>   - funds
> 
>   - market verification
> 
>   - advocates
> 
>  Product Development
> 
>    - ideas vs renders vs prototypes
> 
>  Marketing
> 
>    - zero-day backers
> 
>    - media outreach
> 
>  What to Expect During Your Campaign
> 
> *    - site traffic*
> - conversion rate
> 
>    - rate of funding
> 
>    - Backer Updates
> 
>    - Media Uptake
> 
>    - Stretch Goals
> 
>   What Happens After Your Campaign
> 
>  Access to Funds
> 
>    - typical fees
> 
>    - failed transactions
> 
>    - possible delays
> 
>  Initial Manufacturing
> 
>    - minimum orders
> 
>    - delivery schedule
> 
>  Fulfillment
> 
>    - finalizing orders
> 
>    - verifying addresses
> 
>    - packaging
> 
>    - storage
> 
>    - freight
> 
>    - tracking numbers
> 
>  Sale of Item After Campaign
> 
>    - pre-orders
> 
>    - retail
> 
> Campaign Development
> 
> Pledge Levels
> 
>     - options (e.g. color, size, engraved text)
> 
>     - pricing
> 
>     - estimated delivery schedule
> 
>  Media Assets
> 
>     - video
> 
>     - images
> 
>     - text
> 
>  Payment Information
> 
>     - bank account
> 
>     - payment processor account
> 
>  Credible Execution Plan
> 
>     - team
> 
>     - funding goal
> 
>     - schedule
>     - manufacturing
> 
> (Also, we are currently running a special promotion for Open Source
> Hardware creators where we will refund the typical 5% crowdfunding fee for
> all projects that launch a campaign before Sept. 30th! See the attached
> flyer.)
> 
> Thanks so much for your feedback!
> ............................
> 
> *Erin Flesch*
> Communications & Marketing
> crowdsupply.com <http://www.crowdsupply.com>
> crowdsupply.tumblr.com
> 503.919.0773


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