Everyone has a great idea. Few, however, have the necessary funds to back an idea. That's why an increasing amount of creatives, entrepreneurs, and innovators are turning to crowdfunding campaigns to give their respective projects the boost needed to make a concept reality.
Kickstarter, perhaps the most well known of the crowdfunding organizations, has launched over 100,000 projects with a success rate of 44 percent. Success is determined by a project's ability to reach their self-determined fundraising goal by a deadline. If a project reaches the goal, the creator gets the money and any extra on top of the goal.
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