Masters of Crowdfunding

Masha Epshtein is the creator of Lon:Hub, which raised £148,787 on Kickstarter. In this episode, she shares how she did it.

Anish Shonpal & Nikhil Shah are the creators of Loka Chai, which raised $614,063 on Kickstarter. In this episode, they share how they did it.

Jay Cormier is a board game designer and owner of Off the Page Games. His latest game launch was Corps of Discovery on Kickstarter, which raised CA$ 449,881. In this episode, Jay shares how he went from a freelance board game designer to building his own board game company.

Ben Beavers is the founder of SmartyPlants, which raised $169,510 on Kickstarter. In this episode, he shares how he did it.

Mikey is the Co-founder of Accidental Cyclops. He launched Surviving Strangehollow on Kickstarter and raised over $116K. In this episode, he shares his strategy for working with artists to create highly successful DnD supplements and a lot more.

Ross Bruggink is the Creator of Vicious Gardens. He launched Vicious Gardens on Kickstarter and raised $555,283. As a visual designer, Ross shares why art was so important in the success of his Kickstarter and how you can create great art for yours.

Rico Evangelho is the Owner of Hit Point Press. He’s launched 16 Kickstarter campaigns with the latest being The Field Guide To Floral Dragons, which raised $1,163,164. In this episode, he dives into how he was able to build his business by using Kickstarter.

Aaron Radcliffe is the creator of Nomads Nation, a media brand that performs everyday carry and gear reviews. Out of reviewing hundreds of everyday carry gear, he decided to create his own, the Fyro T22 Backpack. The campaign ended with over 1800 backers and $373,000 raised.

Evan Packard is the creator of Pack Rack, a bed rack and storage solution for car campers. At the date of the recording, the product had only been live for 3.5 days and it had already raised over $248,000 on Kickstarter.

Scott Salzman is a multiple time Kickstarter creator. He's launched three other crowdfunding campaigns prior to the Desk Nest. The first campaign failed the fund, the second raised $6,000, the third raised $10,000 and the most recent Desk Nest product launched with LaunchBoom raised over $455,000. Scott is a serial entrepreneur and product creator. He previously ran and sold a farm as well as...

Ken Minn is the Founder of Kenu – a company he launched in 2010. He decided to launch his next product called Stance+ on Kickstarter and raised $226,499. In this episode, he tells his story of starting Kenu and why he now launches all of his products on Kickstarter.

Mike Boseak is the Marketing Director of Grey Fox Games. They launched Last Light - 2nd Edition on Gamefound and raised over $500K. In this episode, he tells how they did it.

Jeremy Lightcap is a former Computer Graphics Generalist at Netflix and more recently, he is the Creator of Cat-e-Corner, the perfect sidekick for Cats and coaches. The product recently raised $202,756 on Kickstarter and Jeremy has recently left Netflix to focus full time on Cat-e-Corner.

Trapper and Jeff are the Cofounders of Modi Boxi, the most versatile 3D printable storage solution for tabletop gamers . Their FIRST ever crowdfunding campaign raised $410,148 and is the largest Digital File campaign by total number of backers.

Leonie Grundler is the founder of Lioness Games. She launched Biome on Kickstarter and raised over $400K. In this episode, she shares how she did it.

Typically we have our clients come on to talk about their journeys and their processes in launching their products. This episode is a special one! We have Noah Kinsey, the customer outreach manager from Jellop, the number one crowdfunding and Kickstarter advertiser responsible for over $1 Billion in funds raised. Noah himself is also a fellow founder. He is the founder of Pier Left Productions and...

Audrey Lim is the creator of Kublet, a tiny powerful data tracker that raised over $150,000 on Kickstarter. It didn’t all start out this way though. Audrey actually had another campaign 1 year prior and I’m sure we’ll dive more into that on this podcast.

Audrey Lim is the creator of Kublet, a tiny powerful data tracker that raised over $150,000 on Kickstarter. It didn’t all start out this way though. Audrey actually had another campaign 1 year prior and I’m sure we’ll dive more into that on this podcast.

Alex Levine is the co-founder of Xebec. Xebec’s very first crowdfunding campaign raised $50,000 on Indiegogo. In their most recent product launch, Alex worked with LaunchBoom to launch the ZXeBec Snap, which raised almost $700,000 on Kickstarter. In between, they built an eight figure per year direct to consumer business.

Episode 19: Laia Gonzalez is the co-founder of Wonderbow Games and publisher of KELP – a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1.5M. In this episode, Laia shares the marketing strategy behind her success

Episode 18: Zach Huber is the co-founder of Well Played WI and one of four co-creators of BocceRoll – a backyard game that blends the best parts of Skee-Ball®, bocce, and cornhole to create an addictive and portable yard game. He spent 2 years creating the game and finally launched on June 27, 2023 on Kickstarter. It was a huge success, and raised $155,259 in 30 days. Zach shares how they did it a...

Episode 17: Sai Prasanth is the Cofounder and CEO of Muse Wearables, the creator of Ring One. A stunning wearable health tracker that can track your sleep, measure blood pressure and complete payments. The Ring One was the fastest wearable campaign to reach $1MM in funds raised. 

Jake Jackson is the CEO of Cinch! Popup Tents and the creator behind 6 successful crowdfunding campaigns. Jake is a crowdfunding veteran, with his first launch dating back to 2014. Jake is also one of the few creators who has launched on both Kickstarter and Indiegogo and brings a unique and rare perspective on each platform.

Tyler Bushnell is the founder of Polycade. He launched Polycade Sente on Kickstarter and raised over $1M in one day. In this episode, he tells how he did it.

Episode 14: Along with his wife Zoey, Casey Mattes is the co-founder of SweaterBear Games. Their first board game is called Bear Mountain Camping Adventure. It was a huge hit on Kickstarter, raising $781,450 by the end of the campaign. In this episode, Casey shares exactly how they did it.