This is an audio book version of a blog called Your Startup Needs a Twitter Ecosystem. It's one of the most popular blogs on the Red Cup Agency and it originally appeared here: http://redcupagency.com/blog-posts/startup-needs-twitter-ecosystem/

Lee Schneider, founder of Digital Fundraising School, interviews Bernhard Hamaker, creator of Japanese: The Game. Berhnard's successful Kickstarter campaign raised $128,808 and had a goal of $5,700. They talk about Kickstarter best practices, how to handle social media, and what to do after the campaign is complete. For more information about Digital Fundraising School: http://digitalfundraisingschool.com. This interview also lives in this blog post: http://www.digitalfundraisingschool.com/successful-kickstarter-bernhard-hamaker-reveals-secrets-success/

Lee Schneider, founder of Digital Fundraising School, looks at successful Kickstarter and IndieGoGo campaigns, explains why they work, and passes the lessons learned on to you, so you can put them to work in your own successful crowdfunding campaign.

Lee Schneider, founder of Digital Fundraising School, interviews Heather Schwarz Lopes, co-founder and CTO of EarlyShares, an equity crowdfunding platform.

Candace Honey of Razoo describes some of the motivations for using the Razoo crowdfunding platform.

Candace Honey, the Content Production Manager at Razoo talks about the motivations for campaigns on the Razoo site.

Josef Holm, co-founder of Tubestart, joins Lee Schneider on this edition of the TechSmart Podcast. The discussion centers around crowfunding, creating an effective campaign, and the way to make your best video. More information about crowdfunding at digitalfundraisingschool.com

The TechSmart Podcast features interviews with leaders in crowdfunding, tech and online business applications. In Episode 29, Lesley Mansford, CEO of Razoo, discusses GivingTuesday and crowdfunding for causes with Lee Schneider. Want crowdfunding info? http://digitalfundraisingschool.com

Kevin Lawton, co-author of The Crowdfunding Revolution, discusses crowdfunding with Lee Schneider, founder of Digital Fundraising School. http://digitalfundraisingschool.com

Sebastian Marshall joins Lee Schneider on the TechSmart Podcast. Sebastian Marshall is Executive Director of Children's Plaza Nonprofit Corp, which runs GiveGetWin -- a new approach to fundraising. Sebastian and Lee discuss online trends.