April 15, 2016 - 10:00
Central Working Whitechapel
Crowdfunding has turned the startup funding scene on its head. This 3-hour interactive Crowdfunding Workshop is designed to provide first time or serial entrepreneurs with detailed training and best practices for creating a successful crowdfunding campaign. Work closely with industry crowdfunding experts while learning about the unlimited possibilities and practicalities of crowdfunding. London entrepreneurs, start-ups, creatives, makers, and non-profits are invited to participate in this dynamic and interactive workshop to discover how crowdfunding can progress your company or cause.
This is a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs to learn what’s going on in the rapidly-evolving crowdfunding landscape, grasp the ins-and-outs of running a successful campaign, and understand how the crowdfunding – which generates over $60,000 every hour – is impacting traditional economic and funding models in Europe and beyond.
After presentations by each guest speaker, there will be Q&A – so bring questions and ideas about your own project and come spend the day learning with some of the world’s top crowdfunding experts!
Workshop Takeaways Include:
How a startup can set up a successful crowdfunding campaign
Main challenges & how to avoid mistakes
What a startup should know before crowdfunding their equity
Support you should look for from platforms
Peer-to-peer crowdfunding opportunities and risks involved
The importance of building community
How to engage your community and where & when should you start
Maximising funds raised by using the Funding Magnet and Funding Snowball techniques
What happens after a successful crowdfunding campaign
What’s the best way to develop and maintain investor relations
Startup Pitch Competition During Workshop
Networking Opportunities
Guest Speakers
Nick NM Yap (Founder & CPO, ROCKI)
Epi Ludvik Nekaj (CEO & Founder, Crowdsourcing Week)