August 2024 Creator News
Welcome to Creator News, the newsletter filled with insider info and advice for Creators. This month, discover how 10 Kickstarter projects made waves on Shark Tank, meet the new record-holder for the top-funded game on Kickstarter, and catch our CEO Everette Taylor 's interview with Shark Tank’s Kevin O'Leary . Plus, much more!
FROM THE BLOG ✍️
Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere® RPG Becomes Kickstarter’s Most Funded Game Project
Brandon Sanderson and Brotherwise Games have set a new Kickstarter record! The Cosmere RPG is now the most-funded Games campaign of all time, with over $14 million raised. Read more →
The Kickstarter to Shark Tank Pipeline: 10 Ventures That Made the Leap
These 10 ventures launched successful Kickstarter campaigns — then continued their momentum with on-camera pitches to Shark Tank investors. Get inspired →
Case Study: How L'Oréal Paris Partnered with Kickstarter to Launch a New Product
Hear the story behind why global brand L'Oréal Paris decided to introduce Colorsonic, its innovative at-home hair coloring device, on Kickstarter. Read the case study →
Why Content Creators Choose Crowdfunding
For content creators, crowdfunding provides both the financial means and community engagement needed to turn bold new ideas into reality. Read on →
PRODUCT UPDATES 🚀
ICYMI: Pre-Launch Updates
You can now customize pre-launch pages with text, images, and more. 🤯 Learn more →
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Backer Survey Updates
Thanks to your invaluable feedback, we've rolled out several updates to the Backer Survey, including segmenting questions by reward/add-on and opting out of address collection for digital rewards. Soon, you’ll also be able to edit SKU names and add personalized survey intros! More on Backer Survey →
Community Highlights 🌟
Our CEO Everette Taylor sat down with Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary to discuss leadership, pursuing passions, entrepreneurship, and building successful brands for LinkedIn News .
We're celebrating a major milestone for Kickstarter Creator Eric Chen who just saw their game hit the shelves at Target!
Congrats to the team behind RingConn Gen 2 on an amazing Kickstarter debut! 🚀 Their AI-powered smart ring with 12-day battery life and sleek design is already a hit. Here’s to continued success!
Check out Peter Moglia 's amazing notes from our Games Masterclass webinar! If you missed it, check out the recording here.
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4moExecelent
Founder & CEO of The Gud Academy & Gud Mama HQ Homeschool Education Startup
4moI’m so happy to be launching a campaign on kickstarter. The page design and campaign infrastructure is incredibly supportive of our goals. We got the campaign built so easily and are now waiting for our official launch! Love the new marketing and supportive network you all are weaving!
CEO, Kickstarter | Board Director, 1stDibs
4molove to see it
Where people ops meets comms
4moThank you so much for featuring my notes! I'm a big Kickstarter supporter, so it was my pleasure to attend the masterclass and share what we discussed. Hopefully they come in handy for an aspiring project creator!