Post on 08-Feb-2017
#nohacefaltapapelIt all began here: Austin, April 2014
ideas on media innovation by @mariaramirezny and @eduardosuarez
elespañolWe were born on January 10th 2015.
Crowdfunding campaign• January 10th - March 1st • $3.1m. 5,500 people • World record for journalism
A European trend• ‘De Correspondent’. Netherlands, 2013: $1.4m, 18,000 people • ‘Krautreporter’. Germany, 2014: $1.1m, 17,000 people • ‘Direkt 36’. Hungary, 2015: $30,000, 900 people
Our model• Equity crowdfunding • Anyone could invest between $106 and $10,600 • A small platform from Barcelona
How the money came in
Our fundraising day by day
A strong beginning and a final sprint
Our fundraising by the hour
Our fundraising by region
Our fundraising by country
How did we do it?1. Social media: no barriers 2. A blog: a taste of what we would like to do 3. A powerful message: press freedom 4. A favorable context: Spanish discontent 5. A popular (and fired) editor: a journalist against power 6. A promise of something really new: a different newspaper 7. A newsletter: a personal touch
100k followers in 100 days
Our Twitter welcome
Facebook recruitment
Our newsroom on Instagram Sharing how we build our project from scratch
Our soundtrack on Spotify
Why did we do it?1. Raise money 2. Strengthen our independence 3. Engage our community 4. Find early subscribers 5. Build an open news organization