Ebook: The crowdsourceress: get smart, get funded, and kickstart your next big idea

"Neil Young's Pono campaign was the third most successful hardware campaign of all time, and Alex deserves much of the credit, second only to Neil, of course. The Crowdsourceress will give you everything you need to make your campaign a success."-Phil Baker, COO, Pono "Owning The Crowdsourceress is like having Alex Daly's 'special sauce' right at your fingertips."-Jesse Reed, cofounder, Standards Manual In recent years, the crowdfunding industry has generated several billions in funding. But the harsh reality is that around 60 percent of Kickstarter campaigns fail. Enter Alex Daly, a crowdfunding expert who has raised over $20 million for her clients' campaigns. She has run some of Kickstarter's biggest projects-TLC's newest album, Neil Young's audio player, and Joan Didion's documentary. In this book, Daly takes readers deep inside her most successful campaigns, showing you how to -Get fans and influencers excited about your launch -Build an appealing and powerfully designed campaign -Access proven video tips, pitching tactics, press releases, and rewards ideas -Avoid the most common headaches and pitfalls Here you'll get tangible tools to run your own crowdfunding campaigns and fully connect with the crowd, get people to pay attention, and inspire them to act.;Introduction -- Sex & broadcasting: my first time -- Making a killer campaign video -- How to get an old design book to go viral -- The campaign page is your pitch -- Crowdfunding: marketing for this century -- Budgeting, rewards, and tips from the trenches -- The power of press and influencers -- Exclusive access and what Joan Didion taught me -- What's next for you, me, and crowdfunding.