Free Your Money: Open Source Crowdfunding Tips & Tools
summary
Examples of what actually works: a photography project hits $22,000 goal exceeded after a ~$15,000 target and relentless promotion; a mod developer runs patreon with 60 patrons at $539/month enabling regular sprints; small campaigns use PayPal on a personal site with simple donor emails; fees slice revenue — 5% + 4% fees on Kickstarter, patreon ≈9%, IndieGoGo 3–14%, GoFundMe 6.75–9.25%; alternatives include DIY sites (tilt open) and cooperative models (snow drift) with different tradeoffs.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:37What is Crowdfunding
- 3:09What is Kickstarter
- 4:03Live Through This
- 6:33Kickstarter
- 9:59Patreon
- 13:41IndieGoGo
- 16:05DIY
- 18:57Fees
- 19:16Kickstarter Fees
- 23:54Kickstarter Statistics
- 25:22Open Source Solutions
- 26:19Tilt Open
- 27:11Snow Drift
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