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Selling t-shirts has been an easy way to raise money for a while – bands do it, they’re simple to make, and what better way to help promote a cause then a bunch of branded t-shirts that give added promotion? A new crowdfunding platform called Sell A Tee has launched for just this purpose. Ben Wood is the founder of this site and is still pursuing the t-shirt business after a failed attempt at getting funding on Shark Tank.

In April, 2012 Ben Wood appeared on Shark Tank to promote his t-shirt line Viewsport. These t-shirts contained motivational messages that were activated by sweat technology, a new way to encourage you to work out harder. Although the idea sparked a little interest the technology wasn’t patented and ultimately none of the sharks bit. Still, the appearance on the show did get Viewsport some much needed exposure, as pointed out in a Democrat & Chronicle article:

“Viewsport produces official apparel for the U.S. Army, it has partnered with Gatorade for promotional campaigns, and it has sold a lot of products through its e-commerce website.”

Read the full article on CrowdfundingPR!
http://www.crowdfundingpr.org/rejected- ... -platform/