Get Funded Today: The Funded Today Podcast
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsThis FREE podcast will teach YOU how to launch and grow YOUR startup, especially through the fast-paced world of rewards-based crowdfunding!
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Episode 0039 | How to Start a Profitable Investment Fund
September 09, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBIn this episode, we’re venturing briefly beyond crowdfunding to talk about investing, specifically how you can start your own profitable investment fund. For that, we’re going to interview our special guest Bridger Pennington, a serial entrepreneur who became a highly-successful investment fund manager. So, let’s talk about how you can replicate his success... ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Discipl...
Episode 0038 | Life After Crowdfunding: ABC’s “Shark Tank”
April 22, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn this episode, we’ll talk with Mindy Zemrak, who is the Emmy-nominated Supervising Casting Producer of ABC’s “Shark Tank.” This award-winning startup-centered reality show debuted in 2009 and has since featured thousands of entrepreneurs, including over a dozen of our past crowdfunding clients. Mindy is now casting for the show’s 12th season, which will premiere this autumn, and she is going to give us her expert perspective about how YOU can succeed on it. So, on with the show… -------...
Episode 0037 | Life After Crowdfunding: e-Commerce Strategy
January 08, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 89 MBIn this episode, we’ll focus on e-commerce strategy, especially for bootstrapped startups. And, for that purpose, we’re interviewing an expert growth strategist named John Coyle, who’s going to explain how to identify your competitive advantages, how to capitalize upon them to grow your brand, and how to strategize successfully through the three phases of bootstrapped e-commerce. Let’s dive right in… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode,...
Episode 0036 | Crowdfunding Prototypes & Mass-Production
December 18, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn this episode, we’re going to familiarize you with the world of prototyping and mass-production, specifically as it relates to crowdfunding. Whom should you contact? How can you best keep your ideas from being stolen? How can you best ensure quality? We’re going to overview all of these topics and more in this episode with our very special guest, Gaston Liang, who is an expert in sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, and logistics. So, let’s get started… ----------------------------------...
Episode 0035 | Crowdfunding Suspensions & Re-Launches
December 11, 2019 13:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBIn this episode, we’re going to revive the subject of what to do when your campaign goes wrong—in this case, so terribly wrong that you actually need to restart it. So, we’re going to talk all about the mechanics of re-launches, both voluntary and involuntary. So, if you ever receive one of those dreaded notices that your campaign has been suspended, then don’t panic—we’ve got your back! Let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this ep...
Episode 0034 | Crowdfunding Stories: Dale Backus & Ohsnap
October 02, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBWe’re back atcha today with another good one that includes a very impressive guest who is also literally live on Kickstarter right now! Our client Dale Backus has developed a wildly-popular phone grip that has been raising thousands of dollars per day to challenge a complacent industry leader. Let’s see what we can learn from his crowdfunding story… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Entrepreneurs don’...
Episode 0033 | Ultimate Crowdfunding Pre-Launch Checklist
September 04, 2019 20:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBAs promised, we’re going to break out our newly-minted Ultimate Crowdfunding Pre-Launch Checklist! And, after this episode, we’re going to give it away to you for free… no catches. And you can start using it to prepare yourself to take your next big idea to the next level. So, hang in there until the end and let’s get started! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Entrepreneurs should commit to success, i...
Episode 0032 | Handling Legal Matters during Startup Phase
September 04, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBIn this episode, you’re going to hear from our very own in-house legal counsel here at Funded Today, Thomas Alvord. He’s going to give you the insider’s look at everything you should be considering when it comes to business law, contracts, and just running your new business. So let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Entrepreneurs should prioritize developing a viable business over protec...
Episode 0031 | Crowdfunding Stories: Rob Peck & FlexSafe
June 12, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBAs promised, we’re bringing on one of our past clients, namely Rob Peck of AquaVault. He’s got a very unique perspective and I think you’re going to love it. So are you ready to learn directly from an actual Kickstarter creator who raised over $200,000 on a project? What about learning more about how to absolutely crush a “Shark Tank” appearance? Or are you just curious about the day-to-day hustle-and-grind of entrepreneurship? If so, then today’s episode is for you! Let’s get started… --...
Episode 0030 | Crowdfunding Stories: Tammy Rant & TushBaby
June 05, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBHave you ever wanted to listen to an actual Kickstarter creator who raised over $100,000 on a project? What about learning the ins-and-outs of a successful appearance on “Shark Tank”? Or, are you just curious about the life of an entrepreneur? If so, then today’s episode is going to literally rock your world! Let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Desire is vital, and positive thinking i...
Episode 0029 | Customer Service from Backers to e-Shoppers
May 22, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 68.5 MBWhat does it take to manage customer service? Why is customer service more important now than ever before? And finally, what are the best ways to ensure that you, too, can provide world-class customer service? Let’s dive right in… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. It’s hard to maintain superiority in products/services indefinitely and, whenever your competitors offer comparable benefits-and-costs, cus...
Episode 0028 | Freedom in Time, Money, Body, Mind, and Spirit
May 08, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBIn this episode, we’re waxing philosophical once more. The topic: FREEDOM. The reason: we think that it’s the most important word in the world to focus on. And today, we’ll show you why... ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Bondage is sometimes entirely self-imposed, but we can discipline ourselves to escape this sort. 2. We should each value freedom, which allows us to achieve our greatest potentia...
Episode 0027 | Life After Crowdfunding: e-Commerce Basics
April 30, 2019 20:39 - 49 minutes - 69.5 MBIn this episode, we’re circling back around to our extremely popular “Life After Crowdfunding” series with perhaps our most practical episode in the series so far, which is about how to turn your website into a cash machine. Let’s dive right in! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Entrepreneurs should reject “entremyopia” to embrace realistic expectations, including that all startups will face challenge...
Episode 0026 | Life After Crowdfunding: Amazon & Jungle Scout
April 24, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBIn this episode, we have a wonderful guest—Greg Mercer, who is the founder of Jungle Scout. We’re going to discuss how tools like Jungle Scout can give you an edge over your competition on Amazon. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Pursue your passions for work, as long as you can earn a living from them—and, after you’ve achieved financial stability, you can focus more on working for fun than for prof...
Episode 0025 | Life After Crowdfunding: Amazon Presentation
April 17, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBIn this episode, we are continuing our “Life After Crowdfunding” series by discussing how to make big money on Amazon by optimizing your listings. Let’s jump right in… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Amazon listing titles should include the brand, the model, its attributes, and its benefits, while incorporating appropriate keywords for SEO determined through research. 2. Amazon listing bullet-poi...
Episode 0024 | Becoming Self-Aware and Defining Success
April 03, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBIn this episode, we are bringing you Zach’s special interview by Carson Jorgensen in his pretty-famous podcast “The Definition of Success.” Carson and Zach discuss quite a few things that are a little bit different than what we normally talk about in our podcast—they talk about business, life, happiness, and (probably most importantly) the whole idea of self-awareness. Let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail th...
Episode 0023 | Life After Crowdfunding: Amazon Intelligence
March 27, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBIn this episode, we’re bringing back our very popular series “Life After Crowdfunding.” And today’s topic of Amazon is one of our favorites—it’s the 800-pound gorilla of e-commerce that you cannot ignore. Let’s dive right in! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Crowdfunding success doesn’t necessarily lead to e-commerce success. 2. Amazon provides a wealth of readily-available intelligence that can h...
Episode 0022 | Living Happier through Stoic Philosophy
March 20, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBIn this episode, we learn from Stoicism! Let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. We can live more happily by gleaning time-tested truths from great philosophers, including the Stoics, whose beliefs about pursuing happiness through virtue originated in ancient Greece, thrived in classical Rome, and continue to attract some modern adherents worldwide. 2. We should nurture gratitude for w...
Episode 0021 | Living Happier by Improving Perspective
March 13, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBIn this episode, we’re talking about one of Zach’s most favorite things: the #1 reason why your life “sucks” right now—and what you can do about it! Let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Reality is objective, but perspective is subjective and may depend upon our frame-of-reference, and so our reference-points influence our perceptions, which influence our happiness. 2. Many qualities...
Episode 0020 | Life After Crowdfunding: Indiegogo InDemand
March 06, 2019 13:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBYou might find this episode’s topic a bit interesting: “Life After Crowdfunding: IndieGoGo InDemand – What Do I Do After I’ve Had a Successful Campaign on Kickstarter?” An interesting question! Your journey has just begun. Don’t worry, though—we’ll get it all covered in this episode… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Indiegogo InDemand is an excellent platform for gleaning additional funds for your pr...
Episode 0019 | Profiting from the Kickstarter Algorithm
February 27, 2019 13:00 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode, we are going to show you how you can capitalize on Kickstarter’s more powerful tool—perhaps their most powerful tool—the Kickstarter algorithm… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Pre-launch marketing (including mobilizing one’s personal contacts) can greatly boost a project’s popularity rankings on its launch day. 2. Kickstarter’s Trending (or Popular) page ranks campaigns primarily ...
Episode 0018 | Platform: Kickstarter versus Indiegogo
February 20, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode, we’re finally going to answer the age-old question that we probably get asked just as much as anything and, until this point, there’s never been a direct, straightforward answer to. The question: “Which platform should I choose for launching my campaign—Indiegogo or Kickstarter?” The answer might surprise you… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Evaluate your project’s suitability for ...
Episode 0017 | Achieving Goals like Multimillionaires
February 13, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MBIn this episode, we are going to talk about goal-setting. Zach has spent a lot of time reading about goals, and so has Thomas; in fact, Thomas focused some of his Master’s Degree studies on goal-setting. But, today, we aren’t going to talk about what the academics, PhDs, or pundits say; instead, we are going to show you how Zach and Thomas actually set and achieve goals for their own personal and business lives to reach the success that they’ve had, and how you can do it, too. ------------...
Episode 0016 | Crowdfunding Promotion: Paid Media (Ads)
February 06, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn this episode, we’re going to walk you through the single-most-effective way to consistently raise money and even extrapolate how much money you’re going to raise. This approach has raised more money than all of our other methods and that’s why we saved this one for last. Let’s get started! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Crowdfunding advertising, compared with other forms of marketing, is unusuall...
Episode 0015 | Crowdfunding Promotion: Earned Media (PR)
January 30, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBIn this episode, we’ve got a very special guest for you. She’s directly responsible for raising millions of dollars for thousands of campaigns leveraging the power of earned media and the press! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Public relations is best started as soon as possible in order to allow as much time as possible to cultivate vital relationships, but it’s never too late for PR to accomplish ...
Episode 0014 | Crowdfunding Promotion: Cross-Promotions
January 23, 2019 13:00 - 44 minutes - 60.2 MBIn this episode, we’re going to talk about the single-most-effective way to generate the best possible conversions for your invention. After testing HUNDREDS of other methods and marketing mediums, this one simple strategy trumps all the rest—and it’s not even close just how well this strategy converts as compared to ANY other method we’ve tested. To do so, we’re bringing on another special guest, the jack-of-all-trades get-’er-done closer himself, Mr. Colton Bybee, the Director of Outreach ...
Episode 0013 | Crowdfunding Promotion: Leads & Affiliates
January 16, 2019 13:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBIn this episode, we’re going to get a little bit deeper into pre-launch. There’s no one in the entire rewards-based crowdfunding space who has generated more e-mailing addresses and more interest for new inventions and businesses than our very own Director of Lead-Generation & Affiliate Marketing at Funded Today, Mr. Tevin Christopher. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. College isn’t essential to either...
Episode 0012 | Leveraging the Pareto Principle (80/20)
January 09, 2019 13:00 - 35 minutes - 79.6 MBIn this episode, we’re going to talk about a paradox. Is it really better to be lazy than hard-working? Is it actually possible to get 16 times better results in your personal life and your business, doing less work than you are doing now? I think we’ve got an answer for you today that’s going to expand your mind and inspire you to test this tried-and-true principle. So, let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail ...
Episode 0011 | The Market Matters Most in Business
January 02, 2019 13:00 - 36 minutes - 80.7 MBIn this episode, we’ve got another good one for you. We spent quite a few episodes walking you step-by-step through what you need to do to succeed with your new business venture. But did you know there’s one thing that’s more important than all of that? And today, we’re going to talk about it. I think, by the time you are done listening to this episode, you are going to have a complete mindset shift. So let’s get started… ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...
Episode 0010 | “The Crowd Whisperer” Evaluates Projects
December 26, 2018 17:00 - 44 minutes - 98.1 MBIn this episode, we’re busting out our secret weapon. There’s even a bit of some “water cooler talk” going on at Funded Today, that this guy is “THE Crowd Whisperer.” If there’s anyone in the entire crowdfunding universe who has an eye for a great product and how to create one yourself, it’s this man, our very own Director of Client Specialists at Funded Today, Mr. Curtis Child. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaw...
Episode 0009 | Rising from Poverty to Wealth
December 19, 2018 17:00 - 37 minutes - 83.9 MBIn this episode, we’re switching gears a bit. We want to talk about how studying poverty can teach us principles that ultimately lead to wealth. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. We should cease blaming others for our choices and their consequences, including financially, and instead accept personal responsibility/accountability for our own future. 2. We should exercise faith in our capacity to meri...
Episode 0008 | Crowdfunding Presentation: Video Production
December 12, 2018 17:00 - 34 minutes - 76.7 MBIn this episode, for one final time, we’re rounding out our presentation series and focusing on your crowdfunding video. Ever wondered how to make the perfect video that also converts? Want to know the best ways to use video to tell the story of your product to build your own raving fans? Boy, do we have a good one for you today, then! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. The most important part of campai...
Episode 0007 | Crowdfunding Presentation: Page Design
December 05, 2018 17:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBIn this episode, we’re taking a deeper dive into presentation. Ever wondered how to design the perfect page? Want to know the best way to structure your rewards for your campaign? Want to know the perfect number of rewards you should offer? If so, this master class is for you! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. It can help to imitate successful campaign presentations, but don’t presume that the most-fun...
Episode 0006 | The 7 P’s for Crowdfunding Success
November 28, 2018 17:00 - 31 minutes - 72.5 MBIn this episode, we are going to go over “The 7 P’s for Crowdfunding Success.” These 7 P’s are Product, Platform, Presentation, Promotion, Price, Probability, and People. Find out why these 7 P’s are critical to having a successful campaign launch. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Your most vital factor in your crowdfunding campaign’s success (or failure) is always your product or service, so strive ...
Episode 0005 | The Crowdfunding Success Matrix
November 26, 2018 17:00 - 31 minutes - 72.9 MBIn this episode, you might feel like you’re back in business school! We’re going to talk about a matrix—“The Crowdfunding Success Matrix.” What do black holes, shooting stars, and supernovas have to do with crowdfunding? ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Earnings-per-visitor (EPV) is a more useful metric than conversion rates, including in comparing the utility of differently-priced products/services. ...
Episode 0004 | Failure, Pivoting, and Success
November 23, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutes - 57 MBThis episode goes deep. Real deep. We’re going to get real. We’re going to talk about emotions and feelings. What do I do when my campaign fails? And, most importantly: your crowdfunding campaign might fail, and that’s okay. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. You can’t normally know for certain whether an idea will succeed or fail until you test it. 2. Although entrepreneurs need to have both passion...
Episode 0003 | Friends, Family, and “Fools” (FFF)
November 21, 2018 23:00 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBThis episode presents how to validate your new crowdfunding idea before you ever spend a single dollar. This is one of the most important pre-launch strategies you MUST do if you’re going to have a successful crowdfunding campaign. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Don’t wait until your crowdfunding campaigns launches before you try to determine if anyone actually wants to buy your product/service; ins...
Episode 0002 | The Crowdfunding Success Formula
November 21, 2018 20:00 - 26 minutes - 60.5 MBThis episode presents the surprisingly-simple #1 formula for coming up with your next big product, and how you can analyze past crowdfunding campaigns to gauge how well your product will perform. And, remember, don’t wait until tomorrow—get Funded Today! ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Narrowing your potential market narrows your chances of crowdfunding success. 2. Crowdfunding backers like to sup...
Episode 0001 | Funded Today’s Origin Story
November 21, 2018 17:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBThis episode presents how Funded Today started, how its co-founders Zach Smith & Thomas Alvord have now helped to raise over $200,000,000 and counting in just the last four years, and some takeaways for how you can apply the lessons they learned to your own business ventures. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ During this episode, we detail these takeaways: 1. Persistent experimentation-and-learning (despite failure) is a key to entrepreneurial success...
Episode 0000 | Introduction
November 16, 2018 23:06 - 1 minute - 2.05 MBHave you ever had THAT idea—the one that you know is worth millions but had no idea where to start? Zach Smith and Thomas Alvord have made more millionaires than perhaps anyone in the world and, now, they’re showing you how they do it.