"#kickstarter In 2012 2,241,475 people pledged a total of $319,786,629 and successfully funded 18,109 projects"

"The meteoric rise of crowdfunding for start-ups, with its potent mix of investment and optimism, has led to overnight success for a new class of entrepreneur"

"More than two-thirds of business owners have never heard of crowdfunding"

"La participation du joueur dans les processus de développement n’en est également qu’à ses débuts. “Comme pour le web 2.0, le développement participatif tâtonne encore, et va évoluer. Je pense que les modèles intéressants vont se multiplier, et c’est une des pistes viable pour l’évolution du modèle économique utilisé par notre industrie, comme le free-to-play”, conclut le gamedesigner d’Amplitude."

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You mention in The Crowdfunding Bible that crowdfunding lets people gauge consumer interest in, and test the validity of, new concepts. For a mobile app developer, does this also provide an opportunity for ongoing evaluation as the product evolves, and could a developer recruit investors for usability testing?

Scott Steinberg Fans provide the best focus group money can’t buy. You absolutely should, whenever possible, receive feedback and integrate it into the end result. You should get feedback on the apps and also on the surrounding marketing and messaging campaign. In the software business, once upon a blue moon people would create a sample, mockup or vertical slice and either announce it online to gauge reaction, conduct a public beta, or take it to the press in an attempt to generate interest. And if it didn’t get enough interest — if it wasn’t good — they would never move forward with the product. I would fully expect that many app developers will create a prototype of a product and the rewards of these crowdfunding campaigns could include an opportunity to go hands-on with it. The app could be in beta while the campaign runs concurrently. You’re getting feedback as you go."

CrowdfundingCampParis2 - 2013

CrowdfundingCampParis2 - 2013, Année du Crowdfunding ? 14 dec La Cantine …-annee-du-crowdfunding.eventbrite.com part of First European Crowdfunding Week

— Nicolas Guillaume (@NicolasMax) November 27, 2012

#crowdfunding La France va-t-elle laisser passer le train?

Kickstarter launches in the UK with hundreds of new projects ready for funding tnw.co/W5oadp

— Romain Goby (@romaingoby) October 31, 2012