Success takes a lot of time, hard work, and sometimes … one failed campaign along the way. Because the thing is: Even if you fail, the key is to plow ahead and find another way, but just.don’t.stop. Such was the case with today’s guest whose first Kickstarter didn’t go according to plan. He had a product that people loved, did the bulk of pre-launch work, and still didn’t reach his funding goal. But he didn’t give up. He did it all over again, launched a second campaign, and, lo and behold, blew almost twice past his funding goal! What did he do differently the second time around? In this e ..read more

Over the last couple of years, entrepreneurs with big start-up ideas have been tuning in to the wonders of equity crowdfunding to help them raise capital online for their businesses. Reg CF, under Title III of the JOBS Act, has especially been a game-changer. For the first time, start-ups are able to get funding from both accredited and nonaccredited investors without too many costly reporting requirements. But how does equity crowdfunding work? And more specifically, how does Reg CF work? Basically, equity crowdfunding is a way to raise money to fund a startup or scale a business online thro ..read more

Equity crowdfunding is becoming all the rage right now. But here’s the bigger news: It’s not rocket science to do a successful equity crowdfunding campaign and today’s story proves it! We are talking to the co-founder of Altwork Che Voigt, who also happens to be the only person out there who has done both a Republic and Seedrs campaign. Along with his team, he has found a way to turn the modest desk into a computer workstation and raise over $766,382 with equity crowdfunding for it! In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman and CEO of Altwork Che Voigt talk y ..read more

A clear mission and values are key to building a great brand, but you already know that, right?  What you probably don’t know is how to strike the right chord when communicating these to your audience. That’s just one of many great insights you’ll get from this episode! Today we are taking a slightly different route: Our past show with the co-founder of Sourhouse Eric Fabian caused such a buzz that we brought him back on the show! A few months ago, you heard Eric share all the small steps that went into raising two 6-figure campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo for his product Goldie.&n ..read more

If you’re looking to get funding online for personal costs, non-profit causes, or a business, you’ve probably already heard of GoFundMe. It’s an online platform that uses traditional crowdfunding models to help people do just that. It currently has over 100 million members, and in 2022 alone, it helped raise $25 billion for a variety of causes worldwide. In 2023, GoFundMe is still the go-to crowdfunding site for passionate people who want to raise money with crowdfunding for causes that matter. But does it really work? Can GoFundMe actually help you raise enough money to make a difference? Yes ..read more

Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo offer a big opportunity for your business but there is another way you can raise money from the crowd. You’ve guessed it right! We’re talking about equity crowdfunding which has become one of the fastest-growing crowdfunding models. The numbers say it all: 80% of private companies are considering equity crowdfunding in 2023. But is this model right for you? Like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, equity crowdfunding allows you to raise money from everyday people but there’s one major difference: you are raising capital as opposed to raising funds to sell your ..read more

If you’re a first-time creator, you might think of Kickstarter as a pretty scary place. Today’s story challenges you to think again! Our guest started his crowdfunding journey from scratch. It took them around four years of planning, product development, reaching out, and figuring out things they didn’t even know existed. But when the campaign went live, it was fully funded in four hours and has so far surpassed its funding goal by 4x. That’s a big deal! In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman speaks to creator Dor Sakal about what really went into launchin ..read more

With new brands and products emerging every day, how to actually break through the noise? The answer may slightly differ depending on the type of product or brand you’re planning to launch. But if there’s a universal strategy that could be adapted to any crowdfunding campaign, in today’s episode we’re as close to it as it gets! When Covid-19 hit in 2020, our guest started working on their passion project: creating reusable cutlery that is light and strong enough to fit into your pocket.  It was also around that time when countries around the world started to legislate against single-use ..read more

Let’s say you have a killer idea for a business or product. Now what? Today’s podcast guest stumbled upon a problem and instead of leaving it to the experts, they decided to come up with their own solution. So they designed a wearable device that sends electrical impulses to your neck, in this way relieving stress and anxiety. But they didn’t stop there.  They launched it on Indiegogo where it was fully funded in one day and has so far raised a total of €168,653 from 785 backers! How did they do it? Well, having a plan was key but it wasn’t all. They had to be ready to make some big chan ..read more

Crowdfunding is a great tool for creatives, but is there anything in it for startup founders? Today we dive into this topic with one of the leading experts in the alternative investment industry, Swati Chaturvedi. Swati is one of the brains behind Propel(X), a revolutionary platform that helps angel investors and institutional investors connect with high-potential startups. It is no secret that startups have a hard time raising finance, especially in the early stages.  So Propel(X) started as a way to connect deep tech startups with investors and has gradually evolved into something much ..read more