A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide: Build a Better Business by Building Community

"Ask not what your backers can do for you; instead, ask yourself what can you do for your backers?" according to Nick May. I seldom write book reviews (not for a lack of reading, typically it's a lack of time) but sometimes you read a book and you can't put it down. This is such a book. Those who frequent gaming sites such as board game geek or read Jamey's blogs know that he is committed to quality in every facet of how he runs his business (Stonemaier Games). His unique board games have terrific production value. Valuable Crowdfunding Insights in Entertaining and Accessible Package - High Recommend if Crowdfunding is in your Future I appreciate that Jamey Stegmaier is a concise and clear writer. This book is one of the rare few that walks a delicate line between "beginner" and "advanced" - the content is accessible, even to a newbie in the crowdfunding world, but also has enough rich insight and detail to be a valuable read for someone with a lot of experience already.Jamey's stories are entertaining and also illustrate . This is an awesome guide, and if you are serious about crowdfunding, THIS BOOK IS A MUST! Philip Redhead I first downloaded: "A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide: Build a Better Business by Building Community," on Kindle. It has been such a positive help and guide for a total newbie like me, in fact today I bought the paperback version as well.Jamey Stegmaier knows crowdfunding – having now done 8 Kickstarter projects – starting off small in which 17 backers pledged $305, to Jamey&rs

. Jamey shares his insights and mistakes on his Kickstarter Lessons blog (kickstarterlessons), which is read by thousands of crowdfunders from a wide variety of categories. Jamey Stegmaier is a writer/blogger, game designer, entrepreneur, publisher, and crowdfunding enthusiast. He is extremely passionate about making crowdfunding a better place for creators and bac

In this book he offers a comprehensive guide to crowdfunding, demonstrating that it can be a powerful way for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by building community and putting their customers first.This book includes over forty stories of inspiring successes and sobering disasters. More Than MoneyJamey Stegmaier knows crowdfunding. Stegmaier uses these examples to demonstrate how to (and how not to) prepare for a campaign, grow a fan base, structure a pitch, find new backers, and execute many other crucially important “nuts and bolts” elements of a successful crowdfunding project.But Stegmaier emphasizes that the benefits of crowdfunding are much more about the “crowd” than the “funding.” He shows that if you treat your backers as people, not pocketbooks—communicate regularly and transparently with them, ask their opinions, attend to their needs—they'll become advocates as well as funders, exponentially increasing your project's chances of succeeding.. He's a veteran of seven successful Kickstarter campaigns (and counting) that have raised over $3.2 million, and he's t

Lib., Bronx, NY)“Even after twenty successful crowdfunding projects and over $1,500,000 raised, I turn to Jamey if I have questions. This book should do much to answer basic questions about crowdfunding and provide those interesting in using crowdfunding with a valuable playbook.”- Foreward Magazine (Barry Silverstein, Winter 2016)“Stegmaier (founder, Stonemaier Games) uses his experiences funding a game company through Kickstarter to offer a fun and readable guide to running a cr