PledgeMusic is reorganizing its executive team after months of payment problems. As we reported last week, CEO Dominic Pandiscia has stepped down. Now company executives are taking on new roles in an effort to turnaround the popular music crowdfunding site. Co-Founder Malcolm Dunbar has been elevated to Global President and…
Category archives: Crowdfunding
5 Steps to Transform Your Idea into a Profitable Business Using Crowdfunding
How to leverage the crowdfunding community to build your business from the ground up.
CEO Of Troubled PledgeMusic Steps Down
Dominic Pandiscia has resigned as CEO of troubled music crowdfunding and pre-sale platform PledgeMusic, a company spokesperson confirmed to Hypebot on Friday. He joined the startup in 2016 after serving at President of Capital Music Group’s Caroline independent music distribution service. Pandiscia shared this week that he was restarting his…
If Your Startup Falls Into One of These Categories, It’s Not a Fit for Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding may well not be the best route software, mobile app or idea arenas. If your product is about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, you’ll do well.
If Your Startup Falls Into One of These Categories, It’s Not a Fit for Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding may well not be the best route software, mobile app or idea arenas. If your product is about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, you’ll do well.
PledgeMusic Payment Problems Continue say Multiple Artists
Late payments continue to plague artists using PledgeMusic more than 100 days after the music crowdfunder promised to fix the problem, blaming rapid growth and "externally imposed transfer of the company’s payment processing systems." Multiple artists have reached out to Hypebot in recent weeks saying that a month or more…
Holland, Kpop’s First Openly Gay Singer, Crowdfunds $40,000 In 24 Hours
South Korea’s first openly gay singer Holland has launched a new crowdfunding initiative for his upcoming mini-album. The crowdfunding effort is in partnership with MyMusicTaste, a service that lets fans request their favorite artists to do live …
How to Raise a Million Dollars on Kickstarter
Two entrepreneurs share how they raised more than a million dollars online.
Patreon Enters Crisis Mode as Contributions Unexpectedly Tank
There’s some seriously bad news for anyone reliant upon Patreon donations. Patreon has long served as a creative alternative to traditional crowd-sourcing platforms. It’s also offered a welcomed change from YouTube’s bottom-scraping …
My Company Raised Over $1 Million on Indiegogo — And It Almost Killed Us
We were almost a victim of our own success.