For this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we spoke with Mike Filbey of ButcherBox, a campaign for a subscription meat service that raised over $200,000 in 2015. Tune in to learn more about how to ensure your first day on Kickstarter is successful, how to get the best ROI out of your Kickstarter marketing and much more.

ButcherBox: Open your door to healthy, 100% grass-fed beef

Key Crowdfunding Takeaways

* How to use Kickstarter to test the market

* How to use LinkedIn to find people to back your project on day 1

* What it looks like to have a successful first day on Kickstarter

* How to decide between Kickstarter and Indiegogo

* How to stay focused when running a crowdfunding campaign

* How to determine pricing for rewards

* What marketing tactics can get you the biggest ROI

* How to launch a subscription service out of a Kickstarter campaign

Links

* ButcherBox.com

* ButcherBox on Kickstarter

* Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares

* Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Connect with ButcherBox

* ButcherBox on Facebook

* @butcher_box on Instagram

* @butcherbox on Twitter

* ButcherBox on Pinterest

Note: Use code Kickstart for $20 off!

Sponsors

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. Click here to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 25% off!

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, raise additional funds with add-ons and manage orders for fulfillment, saving creators hundreds of hours. To learn more and get started, click here.

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Roy Morejon:

This episode of Art of the Kickstart is sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, and manage orders for fulfillment by automating your operations and helping you print and ship faster. Plus, if you want to create and send surveys, offer add-ons, and pledge upgrades or begin accepting preorders, BackerKit makes it simple. Over 2,000 projects and four million backers have used BackerKit, including many of the projects featured on Art of the Kickstart. Ready to try BackerKit? Visit backerkit.com and sign up today.

Welcome to Art of the Kickstart, your source for crowdfunding campaign success. I’m your host, Roy Morejon, president of Command Partners, the top full-service crowdfunding marketing agency in the world. We have helped raise over $70 million for our clients since 2010. Each week, I’ll interview a crowdfunding success story, an inspirational entrepreneur or a business expert in order to help take your startup to the next level with crowdfunding.

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow,

For this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we spoke with Mike Filbey of ButcherBox, a campaign for a subscription meat service that raised over $200,000 in 2015. Tune in to learn more about how to ensure your first day on Kickstarter is successful, how to get the best ROI out of your Kickstarter marketing […]

In this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we speak to Josh Yank of Yank Technologies, creator of the MotherBox wireless charger. Learn more about the process of creating a new tech product, his advice for launching on Indiegogo and much more.

The MotherBox - TRUE Wireless Charging

Key Crowdfunding Takeaways

* How to determine what features to include in a new tech product

* How to handle a communication bottleneck within your team

* How to decide if crowdfunding is the best way to launch your product

* How to prepare for a crowdfunding campaign

* How a crowdfunding project can help you make deals with other businesses

* How press coverage can impact your campaign

* What to expect when you launch a crowdfunding project

Links

* MotherBox on Indiegogo

* www.yanktechnologies.com

Connect with MotherBox

* Yank Technologies on Instagram

* Yank Technologies on Facebook

* Yank Technologies on Twitter

* Yank Technologies on LinkedIn

* Yank Technologies on YouTube

Sponsors

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. Click here to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 25% off!

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, raise additional funds with add-ons and manage orders for fulfillment, saving creators hundreds of hours. To learn more and get started, click here.

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Roy Morejon:

This episode of Art of the Kickstart is sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, and manage orders for fulfillment by automating your operations and helping you print and ship faster. Plus, if you want to create and send surveys, offer add-ons and pledge upgrades, or begin accepting pre-orders, BackerKit makes it simple. Over 2,000 projects and four million backers have used BackerKit, including many of the projects featured on Art of the Kickstart. Ready to try BackerKit? Visit backerkit.com and sign up today.

Welcome to Art of the Kickstart, your source for crowdfunding campaign success. I’m your host, Roy Morejon, president of Command Partners, the top full-service crowdfunding marketing agency in the world. We have helped raise over $70 million for our clients since 2010. Each week, I’ll interview a crowdfunding success story, an inspirational entrepreneur, or a business expert in order to help take your startup to the next level with crowdfunding.

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyers’ guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. To learn more, visit thegadgetflow.com. Now, let’s get on with the show.

Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart. Today,

In this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we speak to Josh Yank of Yank Technologies, creator of the MotherBox wireless charger. Learn more about the process of creating a new tech product, his advice for launching on Indiegogo and much more. The MotherBox – TRUE Wireless Charging Key Crowdfunding Takeaways How to determine what […]

In this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we speak to Jacob Flood of Mindset Headphones. Learn more about his time as part of the HAX accelerator, why he took his project to Kickstarter and what you can learn from his crowdfunding project.

Mindset: smart headphones that improve your concentration

Key Crowdfunding Takeaways

* How to decide if a project is a good fit for Kickstarter

* How to prepare for a crowdfunding campaign

* What it’s like to be a part of the HAX Accelerator

* How to build a community around your product

* What to expect when you launch on Kickstarter

Links

* Mindset Headphones on Kickstarter

* http://www.thinkmindset.com/

* HAX

* Tools of Titans

* The Fountainhead

Connect with Mindset

* @Mindsetoftheday on Twitter

* Mindset Headphones on Facebook

Sponsors

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. Click here to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 25% off!

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, raise additional funds with add-ons and manage orders for fulfillment, saving creators hundreds of hours. To learn more and get started, click here.

Transcript

View this episode's transcriptRoy Morejon:

This episode of Art of the Kickstart is sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, and manage orders for fulfillment by automating your operations and helping you print and ship faster. Plus, if you want to create and send surveys, offer add-ons, and pledge upgrades, or begin accepting pre-orders, BackerKit makes it simple. Over 2,000 projects and 4 million backers have used BackerKit, including many of the projects featured on Art of the Kickstart. Ready to try BackerKit? Visit backerkit.com and sign up today.

Welcome to Art of the Kickstart, your source for crowdfunding campaign success. I’m your host, Roy Morejon, president of Command Partners, the top full service crowdfunding marketing agency in the world. We have helped raise over $70 million for our clients since 2010. Each week, I’ll interview a crowdfunding success story, an inspirational entrepreneur, or a business expert, in order to help take your startup to the next level with crowdfunding. Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by the Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer’s guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. To learn more, visit thegadgetflow.com. Let’s get on with the show.

Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart. Today I am joined by Jacob Flood, with the Mindset project. Jacob, thank you so much for joining us.

Jacob Flood:

Hey Roy, thanks for having me.

Roy Morejon:

All right, so Mindset. You guys are killing it right now on Kickstarter with your ...

In this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we speak to Jacob Flood of Mindset Headphones. Learn more about his time as part of the HAX accelerator, why he took his project to Kickstarter and what you can learn from his crowdfunding project. Mindset: smart headphones that improve your concentration Key Crowdfunding Takeaways How to […]

For this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we spoke with Jake Fisher of Crowdfund Research. Tune in to learn more about the benefits of equity crowdfunding and what to look for in a campaign before you invest.

Key Takeaways

* What to look for in an equity crowdfunding project before investing

* The biggest benefits equity crowdfunding offers to entrepreneurs

* What makes a project a good fit for equity crowdfunding

* What companies should do before launching an equity crowdfunding project

* How equity crowdfunding has changed over the past several years

Links

* Crowdfund Research

* JOBS Act

* Y Combinator

* Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson

Connect with Crowdfund Research

* @ResearchCf on Twitter

Sponsors

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. Click here to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 25% off!

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, raise additional funds with add-ons and manage orders for fulfillment, saving creators hundreds of hours. To learn more and get started, click here.

Transcript

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Roy Morejon:

This episode of Art of the Kickstart is sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, and manage orders for fulfillment by automating your operations and helping you print and ship faster. Plus, if you want to create and send surveys, offer add-ons, and pledge upgrades or begin accepting pre-orders, BackerKit makes it simple. Over 2,000 projects and 4 million backers have used BackerKit, including many of the projects featured on our Art of the Kickstart. Ready to try BackerKit? Visit backerkit.com and sign up today.

Welcome to Art of the Kickstart, your source for crowdfunding campaign success. I’m your host Roy Morejon, President of Command Partners, the top full service crowdfunding marketing agency in the world. We have helped raise over $70 million for our clients since 2010. Each week I’ll interview a crowdfunding success story, an inspirational entrepreneur, or a business expert in order to help take your startup to the next level with crowdfunding. Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by the Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer’s guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. To learn more visit thegadgetflow.com. Let’s get on with the show. Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart. Today I am joined by Jake Fisher with Crowdfund Research. Jake, thank you so much for joining us.

Jake Fisher:

Thank you for having me, Roy.

Roy Morejon:

All right. Jake, so we’re going to take a little turn on this episode of Art of the Kickstart and talk about equity crowdfunding. I know a lot of our audience has been looking into it. It’s getting more publicity, more press here locally, especially in the United States.

For this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we spoke with Jake Fisher of Crowdfund Research. Tune in to learn more about the benefits of equity crowdfunding and what to look for in a campaign before you invest. Key Takeaways What to look for in an equity crowdfunding project before investing The biggest benefits equity […]

For this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we spoke with Kasper Petersen of Labfresh, a new line of odor-, stain- and wrinkle-repellent shirts. Tune in to learn more about launching a new product and how to create a successful Kickstarter project.

LABFRESH - Odor, Stain & Wrinkle Repellent Cotton Shirt

Key Crowdfunding Takeaways

* How to handle pricing challenges

* How launching with crowdfunding can help you acquire venture capital

* How using Kickstarter Live can help you get more pledges

* What type of content to offer when livestreaming on Kickstarter

* How to create a good Kickstarter video

Links

* Labfresh on Kickstarter

* http://www.labfresh.eu/

* Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

Connect with LabFresh

* Labfresh on Facebook

* @Labfreshh on Twitter

Sponsors

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. Click here to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 25% off!

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, raise additional funds with add-ons and manage orders for fulfillment, saving creators hundreds of hours. To learn more and get started, click here.

Transcript

View this episode's transcript

Roy Morejon:

This episode of Art of the Kickstart is sponsored by Backerkit, Backerkit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data and manage orders for fulfillment, by automating your operations and helping you print and ship faster. Plus if you want to create and send surveys, offer add-ons and pledge upgrades or begin accepting pre orders, Backerkit makes it simple.

Over 2,000 projects and 4 million backers have used Backerkit, including many of the projects featured on Art of the Kickstart. Ready to try Backerkit? Visit Backerkit.com and sign up today.

Welcome to Art of the Kickstart, your source for crowdfunding campaign success. I’m your host Roy Morejon, president of Command Partners, the top, full service crowdfunding marketing agency in the world.

We have helped raised over 70 million dollars for our clients since 2010. Each week I’ll interview a crowdfunding success story, an inspirational entrepreneur or a business expert in order to help take your start up to the next level with crowdfunding.

Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome projects. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyers guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. To learn more visit the Gadgetflow.com, now let’s get on with the show.

Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart! Today I am joined by Kasper Peterson with the LABFRESH.

Kasper, thanks for joining us

Kasper Petersen:

Thanks for inviting me Roy.

Roy Morejon:

Okay, so LABFRESH, this was a very successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in odor and...

For this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we spoke with Kasper Petersen of Labfresh, a new line of odor-, stain- and wrinkle-repellent shirts. Tune in to learn more about launching a new product and how to create a successful Kickstarter project. LABFRESH – Odor, Stain & Wrinkle Repellent Cotton Shirt Key Crowdfunding Takeaways How […]