Crowdfunding - More than money 
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy | Speaker, author, strategic consultant
Crowdfunding knowledge institute 
Ronald Kleverlaan 
Founder 
@kleverlaan 
@crowdfundinghub
Crowdfunding 
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
Crowdfunding 
2 misconceptions
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
Crowdfunding 
Community Funding 
Misconception 1: „Crowd” 
Not an anonymous crowd, but an involved community
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
Brand loyalty and local commitment 
Polare - Management buy-out after bankruptcy
Customers invest in company 
560K by 481 investors 
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
Renewable energy community 
Windcentrale - 15.000 investors - 15M euro - 9 wind turbines
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
Crowdfunding 
more than money 
marketing 
broad support 
market research 
customer loyalty 
access to additional finance 
Misconception 2: „Funding” 
Funding is only one of the reasons to use crowdfunding
Marketing 
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
1300 deelnemers - winnaar Stadsinitiatief - 4 miljoen euro
Marketing 
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
Coolest Cooler - 60.000 items sold - $13,3 miljoen
Broad support 
@kleverlaan | Crtoewdkfunsdting strategy 
Political support and support from citizens & nature organization
Market research 
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
>1 million euro - 18.000 clients
Customer loyalty 
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
>100 investors - Customers and ambassadors
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
Additional finance 
$2,5 million pre-sales -> VC -> Facebook
@kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy 
How to start? 
! 
Start building (or mapping) your community 
(Social media, newsletter, involve your fans) 
! 
Prepare campaign in detail 
(crowdfunding consultant + other specialists) 
! 
Tangible goal 
(should be practical) 
! 
Make it personal 
(passion of founder / initiator) 
! 
Launch campaign in 3 phases 
1) Start with core group of friends and close (business) relations 
2) Social media, newsletter and business network 
3) Traditional media 
! 
Keep community informed after campaign!
Let’s talk crowdfunding! 
Ronald Kleverlaan 
Crowdfunding strategy 
! 
+31 628 254 452 
ronald@kleverlaan.com 
@kleverlaan 
http://bit.ly/dehypevoorbij 
slideshare.net/kleverlaan 
www.crowdfundinghub.nl

Crowdfunding - more than money - V4 conference

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    Crowdfunding - Morethan money @kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy | Speaker, author, strategic consultant
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    Crowdfunding knowledge institute Ronald Kleverlaan Founder @kleverlaan @crowdfundinghub
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    Crowdfunding @kleverlaan |Crowdfunding strategy Crowdfunding 2 misconceptions
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    @kleverlaan | Crowdfundingstrategy Crowdfunding Community Funding Misconception 1: „Crowd” Not an anonymous crowd, but an involved community
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    @kleverlaan | Crowdfundingstrategy Brand loyalty and local commitment Polare - Management buy-out after bankruptcy
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    Customers invest incompany 560K by 481 investors @kleverlaan | Crowdfunding strategy
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    @kleverlaan | Crowdfundingstrategy Renewable energy community Windcentrale - 15.000 investors - 15M euro - 9 wind turbines
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    @kleverlaan | Crowdfundingstrategy Crowdfunding more than money marketing broad support market research customer loyalty access to additional finance Misconception 2: „Funding” Funding is only one of the reasons to use crowdfunding
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    Marketing @kleverlaan |Crowdfunding strategy 1300 deelnemers - winnaar Stadsinitiatief - 4 miljoen euro
  • 10.
    Marketing @kleverlaan |Crowdfunding strategy Coolest Cooler - 60.000 items sold - $13,3 miljoen
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    Broad support @kleverlaan| Crtoewdkfunsdting strategy Political support and support from citizens & nature organization
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    Market research @kleverlaan| Crowdfunding strategy >1 million euro - 18.000 clients
  • 13.
    Customer loyalty @kleverlaan| Crowdfunding strategy >100 investors - Customers and ambassadors
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    @kleverlaan | Crowdfundingstrategy Additional finance $2,5 million pre-sales -> VC -> Facebook
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    @kleverlaan | Crowdfundingstrategy How to start? ! Start building (or mapping) your community (Social media, newsletter, involve your fans) ! Prepare campaign in detail (crowdfunding consultant + other specialists) ! Tangible goal (should be practical) ! Make it personal (passion of founder / initiator) ! Launch campaign in 3 phases 1) Start with core group of friends and close (business) relations 2) Social media, newsletter and business network 3) Traditional media ! Keep community informed after campaign!
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    Let’s talk crowdfunding! Ronald Kleverlaan Crowdfunding strategy ! +31 628 254 452 [email protected] @kleverlaan http://bit.ly/dehypevoorbij slideshare.net/kleverlaan www.crowdfundinghub.nl