For those of you who aren't quite sold on the fact that crowdfunding works, we've got another success story to share with you. Fred and Jeremy interview Elvina Beck of Podshare, a pod hotel that is focused on bringing community back into travel. Elvina's story is great, but this episode also shares the ins and outs of crowdfunding: what to do and how to do it. Listen in for tips on how to start and run a successful campaign and for advice on creating a great promotional video.
In This Episode
- 01:54 Listener reviews
- 04:49 Basic principles of crowdfunding: the nuts and bolts
- 09:12 The "campaign" before the campaign
- 13:12 Set minimum asking price
- 18:05 The money-maker? YOUR VIDEO!
- 22:29 Tracking down video professionals
- 24:27 Meet Elvina Beck of Podshare
- 24:56 How Podshare started
- 26:49 Airbnb testing and researching price points
- 30:19 Sticking it to the man: The reason for Elvina's Indiegogo campaign
- 36:19 Why Indiegogo?
- 40:41 Elvina's awesome video
- 45:07 Donation experiences
- 48:59 Elvina's advice and business model
- 54:55 Word to the Wise
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Links from This Episode
Word to the Wise
- Jeremy: Invisibilia - NPR podcast exploring psychology and human behavior
- Fred: Nightcrawler - Movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal providing an interesting perspective on the lengths to which the media will go for a story
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