What is Kickstarter and how does it work
Kickstarter is a crowd funding platform that connects creators and backers from all the over the world to bring new ideas to life. The famous Pebble watch was launched as a Kickstarter project and is still the most funded project ever. Let's dive right in then. Creator Any individual/company who has a new product idea but doesn't have enough funds of his/her own. He/she submits his product in Kickstarter to collect funds from the members of Kickstarter. Backer Member of Kickstarter who funds the project(s) of his/her liking. If you back a project, you become a backer. Your money is collected only if the project is successfully funded at the end of the campaign. Your money is not collected if the project is: Unsuccessful - not funded within the deadline. Canceled - creator cancels the project. Suspended - creator violated the Kickstarter rules. Project The creator submits his new idea as a project on Kickstarter, with the following info: Goal - minimum amount needed fo