Let’s Buy an Island

The First Crowdfunded Private Island: How We Convinced 140 People To Invest In Our Island [Belize]

August 7th, 2022
Marshall Mayer
$25K
revenue/mo
3
Founders
7
Employees
Let’s Buy an Island
from Belize City
started July 2018
$25,000
revenue/mo
3
Founders
7
Employees
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

My name is Marshall Mayer, and I run Let’s Buy an Island along with co-founders Gareth Johnson and Jodie Joyce - to our knowledge, the first crowdfunded private island in the world!

What started as a fantasy I think many of us had as children turned into a reality by creating a brand, telling our story, and convincing over 140 people to invest their hard-earned cash with us.

We have managed to buy an island in Belize and have enough funding to develop it into a boutique resort. We expect to open for business in 2023.

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What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?

Gareth and I came up with the idea after probably a few too many drinks! Gareth had bought the URL about 10 years earlier on a whim, but we...

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