UIOK 71: Anna Guenther helping kiwis fund the things they care about

Today I chat with Anna Guenther the Chief Bubble blower from PledgeMe. PledgeMe is a crowdfunding platform which helps Kiwi's fund the things they care about. They have run over 1000 successful campaigns and helped raise over $15 million dollars. We chat through the origin story of PledgeMe and Anna's story in getting to the point. Other topics we cover are: + Naievity in the beginning of projects and how it is important + Finding validation points + Shifting the goalposts when you need to + The difference between good and bad stress and managing both + Changing the landscape of crowdfunding + Why crowdfunding isn't dumb money + Dealing with internet trolls + The importance of diversity of perspective + Why we should have robust conversations about everything + Why people are both the best and worst things   Guest: Anna Guenther PledgeMe Anna Twitter Host: Chris Desmond UIOK Instagram UIOK Facebook Twitter   Support the show on Patreon