• What could be better for a startup than getting paying customers to boostrap your company into existence? Big visible successes in Kickstarter have shown that this is viable. But also we are seeing a lack of exits and venture successes with crowdfunded companies. How can an entrepreneur get the validation of crowdfunding and still build and exit a company well.

    Speakers

    Rachel Chalmers — Principal, Ignition Partners
    Kate Drane — Design, Technology and Hardware Lead, Indiegogo

    Moderated by

    Tom Krazit — Executive Editor, Gigaom

    About the Speakers

    Indiegogo
    Design, Technology and Hardware Lead

    Kate Drane is Indiegogo’s hardware category lead. More…

    About the Moderator

    Gigaom
    Executive Editor

    Tom is a veteran technology journalist, writer, and editor who has never worked in any other medium than the internet. More…