Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, Charles Adler, and Kickstarter

Crowdfunding is not a new concept­—it was actually used by the Medicis and Walt Whitman in the funding of the arts. However, crowdfunding through the Internet is a new phenomenon. This book introduces readers to the concept of funding creative projects through a group of people, explaining its benefits and how it works. The history of crowdfunding is covered to the present day. Once Kickstarter ca...