
Kick Start
How to Successfully Fund Your First Crowdfunding Campaign on Kickstarter
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Michael Edward Miller
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Cody Smith
About this listen
Gone are the days where you must rely on large financial institutions or big-name investors to bring a great idea to life.
No more putting on a freshly pressed suit to properly collect the puddle of sweat your body will naturally expel to deal with the nerve-racking pitch to someone in an even nicer suit.
No more needing to explain why you deserve a business loan despite not having a Ph.D. from an Ivy League business school, twenty years experience in your industry, and a million dollars worth of assets as collateral.
All of that is in the past, thanks to the Internet making crowdfunding accessible to just about anyone with a computer. One of the biggest names in crowdfunding makes it even easier to raise funds to bring a project to life.
Kickstarter: the place to overcome your biggest financial obstacles and get market proof for your product all in one place. I cover how to:
- put together a launch team
- reach out to your network asking for support in the right way
- build relationships with influencers in your niche to drive massive traffic to your campaign
- make a killer Kickstarter video for your campaign regardless of your budget
- manage your campaign and not go insane
- handle your campaign after it is a success
- and everything in-between.
I can promise you you’ll learn tactics and strategies to join the ranks of the fellow successful Kickstarters who have come before you.
Don’t put off learning what you can do in only 15 minutes a day that can literally be the difference between a successful campaign versus wondering what went wrong.
You owe it to yourself and your time to know what it takes to completely crush your Kickstarter campaign.
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- Brandon Hanks
- 12-21-24
Great for newbies!
This book is a short and worthwhile introduction to newcomers to the KS world. Cody’s vulnerability was much appreciated. This was the 3rd book I’ve read in preparation for my first launch, and I still learned some new things to implement. Thank you, Cody, for sharing your story and advice to help us all share our projects with the world!
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- Alex T.
- 01-04-20
I like it
I started my own kickstart and this helped me gather more information about if. I enjoyed listening to it.
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- Rob D.
- 10-16-19
Tons of helpful information
I was very impressed with all the tips and information that was provided about funding a campaign on Kickstarter. A lack of funds tends to be a huge reason why people never pursue their passion project. For that reason, I really like this audiobook because it leads you on a direct path to solving that issue. I recommend this audiobook to anyone looking to start any sort of project or small business but is struggling to get the funds.
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