GTG Business Blog

I haven't posted here in years, but I was suddently inspired to do so!

Many people I have met seem to think of Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms as a sort of magical money factory. There is a general impression, even among some fairly experienced entrepreneurs and business people, that, if only you follow all of the right steps, Kickstarter will shower money upon your business idea and solve all of your money problems. In reality however, certain projects lend themselves to crowd funding, while others do not. Furthermore, just because you can crowd fund a project, it does not thereby follow that you ought to crowd fund that project.

Attending a gaming convention as an exhibitor is, as you might expect, quite a bit different than visiting it as a typical attendee. It is a lot more work, and can frequently be somewhat frustrating.  In a previous post, I discussed my views on the utility of gaming conventions as a phenomenal marketing opportunity, as well as the pros and cons of some of the largest shows around.

As a small company that uses Kickstarter on a semi-regular basis, I am very invested in the continued health of the crowdfunding market. There is a lot of debate these days about whether or not it is acceptable or desirable for large companies to use Kickstarter or other crowdfunding venues.