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.

In this episode we’ll discover how Emily had been working in tech for 20 years to building a successful game publishing company in just 1 year, with her first launch raising $271K

Work with us:  https://tinyurl.com/4zj6ckf9Pink Hawk Games: ⁠https://www.pinkhawkgames.com/

Before FILLER, he was focused solely on creating products for others at  MorontaCasanova Design Studio where he is the co-founder and product designer. FILLER was his first foray into creating his own product, and in this episode of Masters of Crowdfunding, Eric shares how he did it. Enjoy.

In this episode, Mikey and Andy share their philosophies behind community building, facing their fears and what it looked like behind the scenes of a $4M crowdfunding campaign.

Links:Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/3vn5nw6c Wicked Christmas: https://wonkypenguingames.com/products/wickedchristmas

In this episode, Gal shares his thought process in de-risking his product launch, what gave him the conviction to continue working on the product for 2 years before he launched his campaign and the sacrifices he had to make along the way. Gal also talks about the balance between de-risking the project and imperfect action, which I think any product creator can learn a lot from.

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Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/2hz8aa92

Landon's Website: https://chaosaudio.com/

Alex is beginning his foray into physical products and preparing for his first physical product launch with a version of backyard axe-throwing called "The Plunge". 

Hitting the million dollar milestone puts them in the top 0.13% of all Kickstarter campaigns ever and they did it on their first try! 

So in this episode, Dusty and Amy graciously share the story of BOTANY – the ups, the downs, what worked, and what didn’t. It’s a fascinating tale that will leave you with many lessons you can apply to your own launch. So without further ado, let’s dive into today's episode with Dusty and Amy Droz.

Links:

Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/mrxke3nc

Whisker Wars: https://www.glasshousegames.co/whisker-wars

In this episode, Jamey shares how he went from a full-time job in operations to building one of the most well-known board game companies in the world.

He has won numerous international awards, including the Sunday Times Fast Track Award for Top 100 UK Companies in Expert Growth. Kian is the sourcing expert here at LaunchBoom, and you can learn more about the SourceBoom program at SourceBoom.com.

Before joining Kickstarter, Everette most recently served as the CMO of Artsy, the largest online marketplace for buying and selling fine art. During his time at Artsy, he was recognized by Business Insider as one of the World's Most Innovative CMOs and named by Forbes as one of the World's Most Influential CMOs because of the record revenue growth, brand awareness, user engagement and product innovation during his tenure.

Everette also serves on the Chisenhale Council for Chisenhale Gallery and sits on the advisory board for the organization: Art at a Time Like This.

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Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/4yum3wfn 

LiftMate Glide200: https://pairontools.com/products/lift-slide-cart 

This podcast is hosted by Kevin Liang, LaunchBoom's Product Launch Director.

In the international best seller, Good to Great, Jim Collins and his research team reviewed in depth 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and created 384 megabytes of computer data in a five-year project to dissect what specific characteristics made good companies great. 

In his 2,000 pages of interview transcripts, these were some questions that were asked consistently:

What was happening when you were there during the pivotal moments?

How did you know, what was the point of breakthrough?

The executives responsible for the “breakthroughs” repeatedly responded with: 

“I don’t get the question. There was no miracle moment. There was no breakthrough. It wasn’t as dramatic as it sounds. It was a gradual process. More of an awakening that happened in steps.”

The way achievement is viewed from the outside is different from the way it actually feels on the inside even though you can see the inflection point from the outside looking in.

It’s a series of continuous good decisions, supremely well executed, disciplined thought processes that added up one upon another that over a long period of time created a great result.

In this podcast, we explore the mental models and processes these individuals use daily. In other words, how do they think? How do they deal with fear + doubt? What are the things they do or think about on a daily basis that lead to positive results over time. 

I’ll wrap up with a quote from the author of one of the most impactful books I’ve personally read: Steven Pressfield. He says:

“Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.”

-Steven Pressfield

Links:Work with us:https://tinyurl.com/2becdyz8iXi: https://distilunion.com/

Kristie is currently launching a new property with LaunchBoom using Crowdfunding.