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Hello guys!
I'm currently writing my master thesis on the motivations that lead people to take part in crowdfunding campaigns!
I have to interview both backers and creators in order to understand the reasons behind backing, the role of social media, the potential of crowdfunding and so on.
I swear the interview won't take long and I would be forever grateful if you could help me out!

Sara

Uh ... I'm pretty sure sara was not asking for her thesis to be written via crowdfunding. Although I'll admit that is what I thought the post was going to be about when I saw the title.

Here are a few motivations for backers: (a) they know the project creator and want to help (b) they want the stuff the project creator is making (c) they are addicted to kickstarter (d) they enjoy the campaign experience (e) they back somebody in return for that person backing their project (f) they are trolling/spamming the creator to drum up business (g) they are trying to mess with the system by backing and then canceling. The last two are obviously not good reasons.