We had recently started going around the possibility of bringing into Kickstarter some of our most significant projects in the pipeline. However, when accessing to there we've had the unpleasant surprise of its use to be restricted to US and UK citizens and companies solely. As we belong to none of both countries, we have no possibility of obtaining crowdfunding through that popular site.
So what would you advise to do instead? what crowdfunding alternatives do we have available?
Our plans at respect consisted of having part of our molds' cost crowdfunded through one such portals. In exchange, contributors would be granted a Minairons' goods value equal to their invest plus shipping expenses, at their free choice regardless of the scale. Such reward might be claimed for immediately after the project was approved –or might be kept for a relatively long period of, let's say, some 1-2 years, until the models range of their preferred scale had grown enough.
Thanks to such funding system, we would be able to expand our ranges faster and accordingly with expectations created, without getting submerged into a too risky financial stress.
Your thoughts about the thing?
So what would you advise to do instead? what crowdfunding alternatives do we have available?
Our plans at respect consisted of having part of our molds' cost crowdfunded through one such portals. In exchange, contributors would be granted a Minairons' goods value equal to their invest plus shipping expenses, at their free choice regardless of the scale. Such reward might be claimed for immediately after the project was approved –or might be kept for a relatively long period of, let's say, some 1-2 years, until the models range of their preferred scale had grown enough.
Thanks to such funding system, we would be able to expand our ranges faster and accordingly with expectations created, without getting submerged into a too risky financial stress.
Your thoughts about the thing?
9 comments:
Check out:
http://www.indiegogo.com/
It's more or less an international version of Kickstarter.
Hi Jonas, I've been recommended that platform at TMP and Lead Adventure Forum too --so I'm already getting started there!
Another option might be to register a company in the UK
MMMMmmm... quite too old (and too happily married) to get an English bride :P
(Jokes apart, this would be an option, naturally)
http://www.verkami.com/
crowdfunding a la catalana! ;)
there is also http://goteo.org/
Hi Rittmeister,
I suspect that, given the international origin of the vaste majority of our customers, it would be wiser using an international platform, rather than a Catalan one... Thanks anyway for your suggestions, I do have Verkami in agenda.
Excellent thinking about the crowdfunding - I will be watching with interest (and participate, in case a model comes up that I "need").
Here you are a first crowdfunding chance: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/328474/
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