How Crowdfunding and Kickstarter are Creating Social Change and Sustainable Startups to Change the World – ATK063
Summary: Serial entrepreneur and social justice warrior Camille Van Gestel joins the podcast today to share their neverending story of crowdfunding creation and how platforms like Kickstarter can help create positive change in the world today. This is WakaWaka's fourth crowdfunding campaign and you'd do well to follow in the footsteps of this mission focused social startup.<br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wakawaka/wakawaka-base-a-power-and-light-first-aid-kit" target="_blank">The WakaWaka Base Kickstarter Campaign</a><br> [one-half-first] [/one-half-first][one-half][/one-half]<br> <br> [clear-line]<br> Key Crowdfunding Takeaways<br> <br> * The challenges of running multiple crowdfunding campaigns simultaneously<br> * Why Kickstarter can create the perfect environment for launching multiple campaigns<br> * What to do for European inventors considering crowdfunding<br> * The way to go about creating mission based businesses<br> * How to shoot selfie Kickstarter video that kills it<br> * Why crowdfunding is powerful for social justice causes<br> * The struggles of spontaneity in Kickstarter video pitches<br> * How to get a big crowdfunding splash on the first day<br> * Why you must have fun building a business<br> * The effect small products can have on changing the world<br> <br> Success Quotes<br> <br> * "Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." by Marion Williamson<br> * "I have not failed. I've just found 10000 ways that won't work." - Thomas A. Edison<br> * "If you can, you must!"<br> <br> Links<br> <br> * <a href="http://waka-waka.com/" target="_blank">waka-waka.com</a><br> <br> Influential Business Books<br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591844479/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591844479&linkCode=as2&tag=artofthekic-20&linkId=Y5PWOIRSX25KGDO4" rel="nofollow">It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591846447/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591846447&linkCode=as2&tag=artofthekic-20&linkId=65BVEQQZEFO23DXM" rel="nofollow">Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action</a><br> <br> <br> <a href="https://artofthekickstart.com/audible"></a><br> <br> <br> [clear-line]<br> Connect with Camille<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/wakawakalight" target="_blank">@wakawakalight</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/Camille_van_G" target="_blank">@Camille_van_G</a><br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WAKAWAKAlight" target="_blank">WakaWaka's Facebook</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Love the Show? Leave us a Review<br> <a href="http://bit.ly/1oYXnYw"></a><br> <br> <br> <br>
