Kickstarter Projects—Custom Fit Jeans & Young World Inventors

Thanks to Rafiki's post yesterday, I spent most of my evening checking out Kickstarter. Not really a creative type myself, I am always fascinated by what people can do and the projects on Kickstarter are phenomenal. Here are a couple of projects that I really liked:

1. Custom Fit Jeans—now this is definitely the best thing since sliced bread. I am sure I am not the only one who cannot find a decent pair of jeans that fits well at an affordable price. Sam & Leona, the Chicago creatives behind the project have set out to change that. If you pledge $60 to support the project, you will get your very own pair of custom jeans once they start operating. How will it work? Check it out here.
2. Young World Inventors—I always gravitate to stories about Africa and the changes and developments that are happening there. Despite what you may see on the news, there are people quietly going about their business, doing remarkable things that contribute to the improvement of lives and the development of the continent. The goal of Young World Inventors is to "seed innovation" in Africa and they are raising money on Kickstarter to create a webseries to tell these stories. For your pledge of $75, you will get a bike powered cell phone charger plus insider video posts from East Africa. How will it work? Check it out here.

Have you found any projects on Kickstarter that you like and would want others to support? We would love to hear about them. Please do share.

Do you need to Fund a Creative Project

Have you heard of Kickstarter? It is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. The projects are in the following areas

• Music
• Film
• Art
• Technology
• Design
• Food
• Publishing 

Kickstarter does not follow the venture capital model. The project creator has 100% ownership of their work but offer unique experiences as rewards to the people who fund their project. 

Each project has a goal and a deadline and must reach its funding goal by the deadline to get any of the money. It is a great place to test your ideas without risk. 

I love the positive energy of the site and how so many creative ideas come together. If you are wondering what other people may think of your idea. This is a great place to test and see how much traction you get. So far the highest funded project raised $942,578 and went over the goal by 6283%. It is a pretty cool creation. Check it out here. 

If you have the world's next bright idea, check out Kickstarter. It could be the place that catapults you to your dreams.