Crowdfunding: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Ecommerce with CrowdCrux | Crowdfunding Demystified

If you communicate with your community ahead of time, they will help you create an epic crowdfunding campaign. 

And today you’ll learn precisely why!

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman speaks to the founder of GOAT Tools, Michael O'Donnell, about communicating your product idea with your crowdfunding community and smashing your funding goal.

Michael shares incredible insight tips such as: 

  • how he involved backers in the product development process from day 1

  • what are some of the hidden costs when running a campaign

  • and his take on getting the product to the next step after the campaign’s over

If you’ve someone who has never created a product before, you’re gonna get a heck of a lot of inspiration from this episode. 

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  • Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

Direct download: GOAT_Modular_Tool_Indiegogo.mp3
Category:crowdfunding -- posted at: 9:00am EDT

Alright, I’ll say it: crowdfunding is not what it used to be ten years ago. 

So, today we take a deep dive into the crowdfunding strategies that work today and the ones that don’t work anymore.

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman talks to the co-founder of Color+Light, Aaron Oppenheimer, about all the tiny steps that went into a mega successful 6-figure Indiegogo campaign!

Aaron shares some great insider information such as:

  • In what ways you can build credibility into your campaign

  • Why they decided not to rely on organic backers on the launch day

  • What social media channels they used to reach customers

It’s a really honest interview packed with practical tips and advice so prick your ears and make sure to take some notes!

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  • Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

Direct download: Floura_Mini_Indiegogo.mp3
Category:crowdfunding -- posted at: 9:00am EDT

Today's story is an incredible testament to the power of crowdfunding and listening to your crowd!

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, you’ll hear Salvador Briggman speak to the co-founder of UNIT 1, Juan Garcia Mansilla, about everything that went into a $587,256 Kickstarter campaign!

Juan shares some incredible tips for new creators such as:

  • Why setting the project duration at 60 days became a winning strategy for them

  • What are some of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to launching a crowdfunding campaign? 

  • Why do they continue to use crowdfunding even though they don’t necessarily need it to lift a product off the ground? 

We hope you leave today’s episode with a deeper understanding of the mechanics of a crowdfunding campaign, and that you’ll actually put this info to practice.

Enjoy the listen!

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  • Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

Direct download: Unit_1_Aura_Kickstarter.mp3
Category:crowdfunding -- posted at: 9:00am EDT

When doing a crowdfunding campaign, you are also building a brand in the process. 

So, being transparent with your community from the start is a must, and that is one of the things that really set today’s guest up for success!

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, you’ll hear Salvador Briggman talk to CEO of Inovelli Eric Hines about all the little steps that went into a $395,003 mega successful Indiegogo campaign!

You’ll hear:

  • Why they chose Indiegogo over other crowdfunding campaigns (and why this choice was key!) 

  • How long it took the team from prototype to launch

  • How they got spotted by Linus Tech Tips

..and more!

Enjoy the listen!

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Sponsors: 

  • Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist

Direct download: Inovelli_-_mmWave_Smart_Switch_Indiegogo_2.mp3
Category:indiegogo -- posted at: 9:00am EDT

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