I recently spoke to Amanda Barbara, creator of Pubslush, about the niche crowdfunding site for authors and publishers. The future of crowdfunding is in these niche platforms that create a vibrant ecosystem. The Inspiration As a voracious reader, Amanda saw great talents pushed into a slush pile of manuscripts. Books such as Harry Potter and The Help were rejected […]
Interview with Moola-Hoop: Crowdfunding Ecosystems For Women Entrepreneurs
I recently spoke to former IBM executives Brenda Bazan and Nancy Hayes, who co-founded Moola-Hoop, a crowdfunding site for women entrepreneurs. How Moola-Hoop Started Brenda and Nancy knew each other from their days at IBM. Both women had moved into spaces where they worked with women entrepreneurs and collectively saw the struggle that women entrepreneurs […]
Interview with Indiegogo: Where Crowdfunding Meets Marketing
I’ll confess, I’ve always had a soft spot for Indiegogo because it was the platform I used for my campaign for a conference that taught stay-at-home moms how to launch their own home-based businesses. I recently had the pleasure of talking to Adam Chapnik, a principal of the company, whose business card title is actually […]
Newlywed and Broke …but not for long!
Last week I fell in love with the campaign Newlywed and Broke. Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Reko Moreno and Kathryn Castaneda the two people responsible for this campaign and I couldn’t wait to share all the juicy advice they offer crowdfunder-to-be! Reko and Kat epitomize exactly what I love about crowdfunding – […]
What James Franco & Zach Braff Can Teach You About Creating A Great Pitch Video
A few weeks ago James Franco launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the film production of three stories from his book “Palo Alto.” At its heart the story of WHY Mr. Franco is doing this has all the makings of a great campaign. Sadly, the campaign is not succeeding. His Oz co-star, Zach Braff […]
