If Crowdfunding Sites Were Honest (VIDEO)
What would happen if crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Indiegogo and others were actually honest? They probably wouldn't raise any funds at all.
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Roger Horton: Jack Hunter
Writer: Ryan Menezes
Director: Dave Brown
Assistant Director: Jordan Breeding
Director of Photography: Daryl Pittman
Editors: Dave Brown, Jordan Breeding
Sound: Mike Schoen
Politician: Katie Culligan
Programmer: Trevor DeSaussure
Inventor: Jordan Breeding
Patient: Dave Brown
Set Designer: Caitie Hirabayashi
Production Assistant: Ruda Yi
SOURCES:
https://go.indiegogo.com/blog/2015/10/crowdfunding-statistics-trends-infographic.html
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/how-can-we-pay-for-creativity-in-the-digital-age
https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/10/9-percent-kickstarter-projects-fail-to-deliver.html
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/biggest-kickstarter-and-indiegogo-scams/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/water-bottle-refills-itself-from-moisture-air-180957986/ https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000087063932/selbstfuellende-wasserflasche-umstrittenes-start-up-fontus-pleite
https://www.pcgamer.com/somehow-2020-was-star-citizens-most-successful-year-to-date/
https://coloradosun.com/2020/08/20/tim-shea-castle-rock-indicted-steve-bannon/
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/12/coolest-cooler-in-final-accounting-cost-its-kickstarter-backers-more-than-4-million.html
https://www.ketv.com/article/irs-cancer-survivor-owes-19-000-in-taxes-from-donations/7652336
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