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

Today we're diving in to one of the main goals of this show: proving that you can raise money for your passion project using Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms.

In order to be successful as a creative innovator, you have to be receptive to ideas that have made others successful in the past.

The key ingredient to equipping you with all the tools you'll need to launch a successful campaign is transparency. 

On this episode, we're talking to Samit Patel, a man who is bringing a lot of great knowledge to the industry. He takes you behind the scenes to show you what it really takes to run a Kickstarter campaign, and give you confidence to move forward.

Samit is super candid in his approach, and brings a ton of great advice to the table.

Today we're talking with one of the leading equity crowdfunding experts in the industry, the founder of Crowdwise.

You'll get tips for running campaigns, advice for founders, and more great information.

You might be wondering: why talk about equity crowdfunding when platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are so successful? Well, it's because equity crowdfunding has begun a revolution, and I'm excited to watch this industry grow from infancy into something great.

Crowdwise is an online equity crowdfunding community for startup investors and founders that provides courses, forums, and resources to help people take their equity crowdfunding skills to the next level.

Whether or not equity crowdfunding is right from your project, you can learn a ton from successful founders and industry leaders like the guests on the show today.

Let's get equitable!

Links and Resources Mentioned On This Article: 

• 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.
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• Crowdwise
• Equity Crowdfunding Explained
• Book a Coaching Call

Have you ever thought about starting an apparel company? 

If so, today’s podcast guest is going to be super useful for you. You’ll also get great tips for marketing, production creation, and assembling a team for whatever crowdfunding campaign you’re looking to launch! 

Unbound Merino is a company that has invented the ultimate travel hack—delivering clothing that will let you travel the world with nothing more than a backpack. 

Unbound is a clothing line that designs stylish, simple merino wool apparel that can be worn for weeks or even months without ever having to be washed. Now travelers can ditch the suitcase and bring out their true inner minimalist. 

One today’s episode, we’re talking to the entrepreneur behind UnBound Merino to go behind the scenes and discover how they turned a dream into an Indiegogo Campaign that raised $374,390. 

It’s time to ditch the laundry and get started with Indiegogo! 

• 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.
• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• Unbound Merino
• The KickStarter Launch Formula
• Book a Coaching Call

YouSolar is a startup that raised more than $1 million on Start Engine using equity crowdfunding. 

In our candid episode, they reveal how they were able to do it!

Book coaching call: https://www.crowdcrux.com/coaching

YouSolar: https://www.startengine.com/yousolar

Sponsors

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• 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.

On today's episode of the Crowdfunding Demsytified podcast, Salvador Briggman interviews the team behind Gamedec, an Isometric, cyberpunk RPG set in XXII century. 

You will discover exactly how this team was able to raise six figures on Kickstarter using techniques that you can replicate in your own campaign. 

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• 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.
• Gamedec Kickstarter Campaign
• Kickstarter Launch Formula
• Book a Coaching Call w/ Sal

Ever want to Kickstart a book?

You can use crowdfunding to raise money for a book. 

Whether you're a new author, a budding publisher, or you just want to put some cool work into the world, Kickstarter is a perfect platform for it!

In fact, today's guest was able to raise more than $61k for their book, which is part of the Boss Fight Books series. 

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• 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.
• Boss Fight Books Kickstarter Campaign
• The Kickstarter Launch Formula 
• Book a One-on-One Coaching Call with Sal

Have you ever heard of equity crowdfunding?

You can now raise money under regulation crowdfunding of the Jobs Act.

This is like a Kickstarter campaign, but rather than collecting pre-orders, you're accumulating investors.

Not only that, but they don't have to be accredited investors. This means that an ordinary retail investor can participate in your offering!

Regulation crowdfunding also allows you to advertise and market your investment offering to the general public using things like Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms. It's a game changer!

Today, I brought on a company who has already raised $300k on WeFunder and wants to share with you exactly how they were able to do it.

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• 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.
• Cornbread Hemp™ on WeFunder
• Equity Crowdfunding Explained
• Book a One-on-One Coaching Call with Sal

I interviewed the guys who put together a comedy web-series Vlune, which follows a vlogger's journey to Vidcon, LA, where YouTube's biggest stars gather every year to meet their fans.

How freakin' cool is that??

By the end of this episode, you'll walk away with a fully stocked armory of crowdfunding weapons, tactics, and resources that you can use to launch a killer campaign.

LINKS

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• 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.
• Vlune Kickstarter Campaign
• Book a Coaching Call

Not only did Jammy Instruments put out a really great product, but they also smashed through their Kickstarter goal and raised $213,252 from more than 600 backers!

If you’re wondering how the heck someone can raise six figures on Kickstarter, then you’ll want to tune into this podcast episode.

LINKS

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• 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.
• Jammy Evo Kickstarter
• Book a Coaching Call
• Kickstarter Launch Formula

Jammy EVO lets you play any instrument using your guitar skills.

It’s a really slick way to evolve your guitar playing into full-fledged music production.

Not only did Jammy Instruments put out a really great product, but they also smashed through their Kickstarter goal and raised $213,252 from more than 600 backers!

LINKS

• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
• 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.
• Jammy Evo Kickstarter
• Book a Coaching Call
• Kickstarter Launch Formula