They say that life is all about learning from the right and the wrong alike. But I say that not just life, but even business needs to be done that way. You have to learn from the success and the failures and explore the unknown endeavours. But it isn’t necessary that they should be your successes or failures. In fact, a smart learner is one who can learn from the stories of others. That is why here are 5 amazing crowdfunding success stories which will teach you an extra little something.
#FORM 1
3-D Printing has now received a lot of attention. With tech predictions saying that it is going to be a huge game changer, 3-D printing has already attracted a lot of eyes. But the currently available 3-D printers are all out of the budget of a common household.
The researchers at MIT focused on this and did something to add up to the list of crowdfunding success stories. They decided to make a 3-D printer at affordable rates. Its crowdfunding project aimed at raising $100,000 but ended up earning $3 million. Such huge response has made it among the crowdfunding success stories.
#Veronice Mars Movie
Crowdfunding movies is not that popular a concept. Plus, no one even expects responses for such a project. But the fans of Veronica Mars changed this belief by making the movie’s project one of the crowdfunding success stories. The goal set for this project was $2 million. But the popularity and support by fans helped the project raise $5.7 million.
#The Scanadu Scout
In medical terms, the product is the first medical tricorder. This means that the device comes with scanners which can identify important signs in your body. These are sent to your linked smartphone device. This process helps in diagnosing the disease.
The manufacturers decided to carry out a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for manufacturing. The project was added to the list of crowdfunding success stories when the raised amount surpassed the goal of $100,00 to reach $1.5 million.
#The Glif
Tripods or device holders are available for almost all the cameras available in the market. They help you to stabilize your device while you are capturing a picture or video. But what about the time when you are using an iPhone? The manufacturers of The Glif addressed this simple issue of users. They created a plastic device holder for iPhones. The project was added to the list of crowdfunding success stories after receiving overwhelming responses from the backers.
#Pebble
Amidst other similar products available in the market, Pebble is also a smart watch. But the USP of this product is that works with Android smartphones as well as the iPhones. The watch’s screen displays all the important calls, SMS, emails, etc.
This project became one of the crowdfunding success stories because it collected $1 million within the first 28 hours of its launch. By the end of its Kickstarter campaign, the project managed to raise more than $10 million.
The common thing to learn from all these crowdfunding success stories is that their products are either extraordinary or extremely ordinary. That becomes the reason of their immense success.
