Small-Batch Design Workshop Hosted by Kickstarter
Matt Wilhelmi
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Matt Wilhelmi
VP Consulting Partnerships at Entromy | Industrial Organizational Psychologist | Author of ‘Taboo Business Questions’ | Podcaster
Kickstarter hosted a super cool all-day workshop on Saturday, September 16 at Lost Arts on Goose Island in Chicago. Leading the discussion was Craighton Berman, who teaches a course at UIC dedicated to launching successful projects on Kickstarter. He took his year-long curriculum and shared it with attendees in this 8-hour workshop. Also in attendance were several staff members from Kickstarter who shared their best practices and success stories. Towards the end of the day, they hosted a food truck and participants got to mingle with several successful Kickstarter Creators.
Among the things we focused on were:
- Why use Kickstarter
- Finding the Right Idea
- Small Batch Sourcing
- Project Budgeting
- Setting up Rewards
- Storytelling / Creating your Video
- Campaigning
- Next Steps