Donald #trump’s terrible crowdfunding site was a microcosm of his political career
July 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Donald Trump’s name is linked to steaks, hotels, vodka, and an isolationist political platform. Some of these ventures have succeeded, many have failed, and the last one has put him in the White House. Less known, however, is the time he tried to clone Kickstarter. The site was called FundAnything, and despite its supposedly ambitious beginnings, it’s now literally a facade.
FundAnything was founded by Bill Zanker, also a founder of the Learning Annex online education company and co-author of Trump’s 2007 book Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life. Trump didn’t put his name on the site, but he was supposed to be deeply involved. In addition to investing in FundAnything, he promised to promote selected campaigns on his Twitter feed…
