Since its inception, the site has hosted 433k projects HereвЂ™s a look at how these projects break down by category:ДЄ major chunk of Kickstarter projects (40%) are films, music projects, and books. Kickstarter is an вЂњall-or-nothingвЂќ platform, which means that if a creator only keeps the money if her goal is successfully met. Launched in 2009, it aims to вЂdemocratizeвЂ™ fundraising: Instead of getting a loan from a bank or groveling for VC dollars, a creator can post her вЂњprojectвЂќ (a tech product, book, film, etc.) to the platform, set a monetary goal, and raise money from the general public (вЂњbackersвЂќ) to pursue it. While there are many crowdfunding platforms for aspiring self-starters, Kickstarter is the largest, most popular, and longest-standing. (A warning to the data-wary: Brace yourself for lots of charts.) The big picture To answer these questions (and more), we analyzed publicly available Kickstarter data from 2009 to 2019. What exactly is the success rate on such platforms? Which types of products are the most successful? Which are the least successful? And how much money, on average, do creators raise? But this strategy wonвЂ™t work out for everyone. Here, theyвЂ™ll vie to bypass traditional fundraising models, collect cash directly from the general public, and bring their products to market as autonomous operators. This year, hopeful entrepreneurs will list thousands of projects - books, films, drones, watches, board games, smart toothbrushes - on Kickstarter. Which types of projects raise the most money? And how much are we talking? We took a look at the data. What are your chances of success on Kickstarter? This edition of The Hustle was brought to you by SimpliSafeвЂ¦ like a moat for your home. Which types of projects raise the most money? And how much are we talking? We ran an analysis to find out.

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