Our Kickstarter Pioneers
TomboyX was ‘born’ on March 13, 2013 – the day our Kickstarter campaign successfully raised $76,000. Created by the contributions of 663 people who found it in their hearts to support the dream that Naomi and I shared. At that time, it was all about a shirt. We bootstrapped the design of a button down, two polos and a knit blazer. We chose the name Tomboy because we thought it reflected our independent spirit and we wanted to reclaim a word that had been used in a derogatory way in our past. We launched our Kickstarter campaign, Facebook page and website all in the same week. The response was overwhelming – but not in the way we had intended. People loved our designs but they really LOVED seeing themselves represented by our brand. And that changed everything.
Most of the Pioneers probably aren’t aware that those 30 days were one of the most intense, frightening and vulnerable experiences of my life. I slept about 4 hours a night and lost 10 pounds due to the stress. Were we going to raise all the money? What if we didn’t? What if we DID?
Crowdfunding is such an interesting phenomena and, at that time, a relatively new way of raising funds. Every time someone pledged, we got a notification. Each and every time we felt waves of gratitude as money came in from our families, closest friends, casual friends, acquaintances, friends of friends and complete strangers who liked what we were doing. The amount wasn’t important; it was about them lending support for our endeavor. It meant the world to us just to feel supported because when you’re doing something that feels that vulnerable, it matters that people show up.
This is the list of the people who showed up for us. This is the list of the people who supported a dream out of the goodness of their heart and were willing to show that support monetarily. I won’t go so far as to say we’ve made it. But we’ve made it this far. And we have you ALL to thank. From the bottom of our hearts.
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