With its mission to “help bring creative projects to life,” Kickstarter helps creators raise funds and build community. It also offers designers, makers and engineers a unique opportunity to connect with users.

This Thursday, Julio Terra, director of design and technology of Kickstarter will meet local makers in Shenzhen. His team has helped countless creators develop and run successful campaigns.

The meetup will cover practices for crafting great campaigns and building community on Kickstarter, the core steps involved in planning, building and managing a Kickstarter campaign and a discussion on strategies for building community and press outreach in preparation for a launch.

Before Kickstarter, Terra worked as a producer of interactive installations at the LAB at Rockwell Group. He spent a few years exploring creative applications of hardware technology at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, and he also had a nine-year career in the digital advertising world.

Time: 7:30-9 p.m., May 25

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Venue: x.factory, Design Commune, Vanke Cloud City, Dashi Road 2, Nanshan District (南山区打石二路万科云设计公社x.factory)

Metro: Line 5, Liuxiandong Station (留仙洞站), Exit A(SD News)