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Success Determinants Of Crowdfunding Projects

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Estimation of social network’s willingness to help is a key factor in decision making, when setting up a crowdfunding (CF) campaign. This study seeks to identify the effect of past experience on social engagement attitude, such as commitment to participate in crowdfunding activities. We explore impact of differences in investor’s utilities from participating in crowdfunding, related to investor’s beliefs, behavioral patterns and background such as entrepreneurial experience and motivation to attempt (assumed or factual), attitude to gambling, career preferences and some other. In addition to self-reported survey data (N = 120), we analyze the magnitude of the most commonly used project performance metrics in campaign’s success: project’s goal, project’s subject, geographical location, duration of a campaign, number of backers and amount funded (N = 1000). Data is obtained from KickStarter.com server. Our findings suggest that participation grows from previous interactions with crowdfunding, other experience is insignificant.Common performance metrics have impact on campaign’s success, though our findings propose two of them insignificant, namely duration and location. Given previous findings state duration as important determinant of success and lack of data on estimating willingness to help, findings carry implications on estimating success determinants of CF projects. При планировании краудфандинговой кампании одним из ключевых факторов является так называемая оценка стартапером «готовности прийти на помощь» („willingness to help”) тех людей,которые являются его «друзьями» в социальных сетях, иначе говоря его «социальная сеть» („social network”). Целью данного исследования является выявление, влияет ли прошлый опыт и вовлеченность в социальные сети на дальнейшее участие предполагаемого инвестора/основателя кампании в краудфандинге. Исследуя различные поведенческие паттерны инвестора/стартапера посредством опроса (отношение к азартным играм, карьерные предпочтения, мотивация участвовать в краудфандинге), мы делаем вывод о том, какую роль играют вышеперечисленные факторы при выборе человека, участвовать или нет в краудфандинговой кампании. В дополнение к данным от опроса (N = 120) мы анализируем наиболее часто используемые показатели эффективности проекта: цели проекта, тема проекта, фактическое географическое местоположение, продолжительность кампании, количество сторонников и объема привлеченных средств (N = 1000). Данные были получены с сервера KickStarter.com.Наши результаты показывают, что потенциальное участие человека в качестве инвестора/основателя кампании складывается из наличия предыдущего опыта в краудфандинге, другие факторы не так важны. Общие показатели эффективности имеют влияние на успех кампании, хотя наши результаты предлагают незначительную составляющую двух из них, а именно продолжительность кампании и географическое месторасположение. Учитывая то, что в предыдущих исследованиях продолжительность кампании расценивается как важный фактор, определяющий успех, а также отсутствие данных по оценке«готовности прийти на помощь», результаты исследования вносят вклад в существующее понимание составляющих успеха краудфандинговых проектов.

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  • F. Levin, 2015. "Success Determinants Of Crowdfunding Projects," Review of Business and Economics Studies // Review of Business and Economics Studies, Финансовый Университет // Financial University, vol. 3(4), pages 79-87.
  • Handle: RePEc:scn:00rbes:y:2015:i:4:p:79-87
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