Geekmom Crowdfunding Q&A with Indiegogo Founder, Danae Ringelmann
Geekmom Crowdfunding Q&A with Danae Ringelmann, IndieGoGo
We’re big crowdfunding fans here at GeekMom. We write pretty regularly about Indiegogo campaigns, most recently about the Zuvo water filter and the documentary Self-Inflicted. Plus we use the platform to raise funds for our own projects like Amy Kraft’s app Zeenii and Jules Sherred’s book, Five Little Zombies and Fred.
- Magic Case for iPhone, like the Swiss Army knife of phone cases.
- Pinoccio: Complete Ecosystem for Building the Internet of Things, a awesome wireless, web-ready microcontroller with WiFi, LiPo battery, and built-in radio.
- Where No Man Was Born Before, a proposed documentary about the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk—Riverside, Iowa.
- People Not Stones, dedicated to preserving endangered archaeological sites by providing sustainable economic opportunities to people living nearby.
- Freeloader Child Carrier, ergonomically designed backpack seat for adventurers whose small to medium-sized kids get tired.
- Superhero For Kids with Cancer, graphic novel to be donated to kids with cancer.
- House of Cards, limited edition castle-building card set.
- SpotVac, for sub-surface carpet cleaning.
- Dead Man’s Land graphic novel to be created by Barry Duffield who plays Lugo on Spartacus: Vengeance.
Of course we jumped at the chance to do a phone interview with Indiegogo co-founder, Danae Ringelmann. Passionate about helping artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries embrace crowdfunding, Danae keeps busy spreading the word. She’s recently spoken at SXSW, MAD Hong Kong, Ted, and Big Omaha. Fast Company Magazine recently named her one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Technology. She explains how to power up a campaign and how crowdfunding is changing the world one campaign at a time.
