123: [Case Study] How Gather Raised Over $430K on Kickstarter

Have you ever thought about starting a Kickstarter campaign? Do you wonder how some people seem to have cracked the code on crowdfunding? If so, we’ve got an fantastic episode for you.

Jeff Sheldon set a goal to raise $18,000 and ended up with over $430K in pre-orders. In this episode, he unpacks the details of his recent blowout Kickstarter campaign. Jeff shares what it takes to hit a crowdfunding home run and how to avoid some unexpected consequences of Kickstarter success. Enjoy!

Episode Highlights:

• Talking the talk: The Kickstarter Process 5:40
• What set Gather apart from others on Kickstarter? 6:27
• Building Mass Effect: How to tease your product on Instagram 9:51
• Off to the Races: The first day of the Kickstarter campaign 11:30
• Discovering Super Backers and their value on Kickstarter 14:06
• The Facebook ROAS of Super Backers 15:50
• How much time was spent just on your Kickstarter video? 17:04
• The Future of UgMonk 19:59  
• What they don’t tell you: The downsides of running a Kickstarter campaign 22:56
• Recovering funds: Where did all the backers go? 24:52
• Where is Gather now in the production cycle?: 27:15
• Productivity hacks: What Jeff uses to stay on task 29:03  

Links and Resources:

• Dropbox paper
• Help Scout
• www.Ugmonk.com
• Facebook - UgMonk
• Twitter - UgMonk
• Instagram - UgMonk
• Jeff (at) UgMonk.com