Dragons' Den is a reality TV show like Shark Tank!

On today's episode, you'll learn how to get on this show with your product, as well as some killer crowdfunding tips. 

The founder on today's episode worked at Facebook to help launch: Luuup (most funded pet project on crowdfunding), Morning Recovery (we raised $8M Series A following IGG campaign), and how he is taking these learnings and applying them to his current venture. 

You'll discover how this creator:

• Strategically used Dragons' Den to test product-market fit at scale
• How organic marketing channels can help build your community;
• Lessons learned to set up IGG campaigns for success. 

Learn more about Sal's Mastermind

Sponsors:

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.
• The Gadget Flow: Their website reaches 28 million people per month! They have a new unboxing series on YouTube where you can get your product unboxed by a tech expert. You can also get feedback for your campaign by using Crowdinsight.

Links and Resources: 

• Dragon's Den on Instagram
• Kabo
• Vino's LinkedIn

Today, I spoke with Birgit Buchart, the marketing brains behind the The Diana Instant Square Camera. 

This camera is a part of Lomography, a brand that has launched 9 different Kickstarter projects and has come on the podcast before in episode 129.  

• The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform reaches 22 million people per month! They’ve helped more than 5,000 crowdfunding campaigns and have a social media following of more than 700,000 followers.
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• BackerKit helps crowdfunders with the survey and order fulfillment process. Don’t buried in spreadsheets and manual data entry!

Travis and his wife Holly have raised $506,589 on Kickstarter with two successful crowdfunding campaigns.

There’s a science behind their remarkable success.

Travis came on the podcast to share with you exactly how he’s gotten backers, marketed the campaign, and built up a following on the platform.

Sponsors

• The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform reaches 22 million people per month! They’ve helped more than 5,000 crowdfunding campaigns and have a social media following of more than 700,000 followers. 
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• BackerKit helps crowdfunders with the survey and order fulfillment process. Don’t buried in spreadsheets and manual data entry!

Music

Almost Original (Instrumental) by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/r20_9c0fzGk

If your crowdfunding campaign is struggling to get backers, this is the episode for you! 

I'm going to dive into a few ways to boost your fundraising meter on Kickstarter or Indiegogo. We'll also go into how to get more backers and blow past your goal.

Hope you enjoy!

Free Course on How to Smash Your Kickstarter Goal

Sponsors

• The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform reaches 22 million people per month! They’ve helped more than 5,000 crowdfunding campaigns and have a social media following of more than 700,000 followers. 
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• BackerKit helps crowdfunders with the survey and order fulfillment process. Don’t buried in spreadsheets and manual data entry!

Music provided by No Copyright Music.

Title: Partly Sunny

Artist: Joey Pecoraro

Download: https://soundcloud.com/joeypecoraro/to-be-happy

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnh5pkBamUs&index=6&list=PLSnnEz2aIgDQL_vc3YFVHFO7QMzXjt7EP

On this episode, I brought on Jonah Sachs, the author of Winning the Story Wars. He breaks down exactly how to tell a compelling marketing story that will get your backers to take action.

An effective marketing story is extremely profitable for your business. It can make your message spread like wildfire.

Get all the links mentioned and show notes: http://wp.me/p2TAu9-3hy

@sbriggman

Sponsors:

• The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform reaches 22 million people per month! They’ve helped more than 5,000 crowdfunding campaigns and have a social media following of more than 700,000 followers. 
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• BackerKit helps crowdfunders with the survey and order fulfillment process. Don’t buried in spreadsheets and manual data entry!

Music:

Funk Your Style by @TONEZPRO (OFFICIAL) https://soundcloud.com/tonez-pro

Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 

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Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/XNi1pJhFJ5I

Michael J. Epstein is the author of Crowdfunding Basics in 30 minutes. In this podcast episode, you'll discover how to plan and execute an effective crowdfunding campaign. 

Links and Resources Mentioned:

• Crowdfunding Basics in 30 Minutes Book 
• The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform reaches 22 million people per month! They’ve helped more than 5,000 crowdfunding campaigns and have a social media following of more than 700,000 followers. 
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• You Won’t Believe this Incredible 3-Year Story of Love, Loss, Debt, and Kickstarter Success

I had a real live #girlboss on the podcast today who has grown a fashion brand from nothing into a thriving ecommerce company.

Dara Elliott is the founder of Brevity Brand and a binge listener of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast. She launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Do Anything Jacket: Athleisure Meets Modern Design.

Sponsors: 

• The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform reaches 22 million people per month! They’ve helped more than 5,000 crowdfunding campaigns and have a social media following of more than 700,000 followers. 
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• BackerKit helps crowdfunders with the survey and order fulfillment process. Don’t buried in spreadsheets and manual data entry!

Get the full episode: http://wp.me/p2TAu9-389