After launching two successful crowdfunding campaigns, Hendra from the mod-3 team came on to share his secrets for manufacturing a product, getting backers, and building a successful online store.
Believe it or not, we also talk about a challenge that Hendra faced with regards to rewards fulfillment and how he overcame the problem(one that you might face too). No one said Kickstarter was easy!
Although this is one of my longer episodes, it’s definitely worth sticking around until the end. There’s lots of great insights and tips as we explore Hendra’s entrepreneurial journey in-depth.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How the mod-3 team raised $114,514 from 2,026 backers
- The secret to launching two successful Kickstarter campaigns
- What the hardest part of creating a new product is
- The inspiration behind the product
- Where the pledges came from for each campaign
- An issue the team ran into and how they overcame it
- The ins and outs of manufacturing a product and fulfilling orders.
- How the team got PR hits (and why they also missed out on some)
- Advice for building a great online shop.
Links and resources mentioned in this episode:
- First Kickstarter Campaign
- Second Kickstarter Campagin
- Company website
- Woocommerce
- WordPress (I recommend Bluehost Hosting, what I use)
- Shopify
- BackerKit helps you automate away the painful parts of the survey and fulfillment process. Don’t get buried in the spreadsheets and manual data entry. Use the code CrowdCrux for a discount.
- Fulfillrite: Get help shipping out your Kickstarter and Indiegogo perks to your backers!
