#003 Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurship - Anna Guenther - PledgeMe

Startup Dunedin Podcast

Anna Guenther is the founder of crowdfunding platform PledgeMe.

She joined Angus on an audio version of the podcast and shared some of her journey including: 

  • Why Anna chose "Chief Bubbleblower" as her title.
  • How Anna got the idea for PledgeMe and her failure on Audacious
  • How PledgeMe responded when their transaction provider shut them down with no notice
  • The commonalities of successful crowdfunding campaigns - "The three C's" 
  • The common mistakes and misconceptions of crowdfunding
  • Campaigns PledgeMe have rejected
  • The fastest campaigns raised on PledgeMe 
  • Why crowdfunding works best for companies that are already going
  • Launching a cheese delivery company
  • Aligning values when forming a team
  • Her secret peer-learning entrepreneur group 
  • Why social enterprise is the future

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