Podcasts are a great way to learn a new subject. You can take them with you anywhere and listen on the go.
They have been gaining momentum in the last few years, with some of the most popular podcasts reaching over 120,000 downloads per episode. According to a post by Pew Research Center:
“The percentage of Americans who have listened to a podcast in the past month has almost doubled since 2008, from 9% to 17% by January of 2015.”
Preparing for a crowdfunding campaign is a super hectic time.
By our estimates, many creators spend 20-25 hours per week on their project. That doesn’t leave a lot of time to research the best practices for running a crowdfunding campaign.
Now there’s a solution! You can listen to tips, bits of advice, and get info on the top crowdfunding projects while you’re commuting to work, at the gym, or doing errands.
Below, we’ve put together some of the top crowdfunding podcasts out there today. Together, they cover a wide array of topics, including: notable projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, equity crowdfunding, P2P lending and investing, interviews, tips and more.
1. Funding the Dream on Kickstarter
Funding the Dream on Kickstarter is a podcast hosted Richard Bliss, who goes over all aspects of crowdfunding in 20 minute segments.
Richard is one of the pioneers in the industry and one of the first to bring more education to crowdfunding.
This podcast has 250+ episodes so far with successful campaign creators and is hosted by Richard Bliss.
2. Go Time
Go Time is Indiegogo’s new podcast that highlights Indiegogo campaign creators and explores their stories and motivations.
This podcast only has 5 episodes at the time of writing, but it shows a lot of promise and credibility!
It’s hosted by Bret Harris, the Director of Business Development, and Dave Mandelbrot, the Chief Operating Officer at Indiegogo.
3. CrowdCrux Crowdfunding Podcast
Yep, this is our podcast, hosted by Salvador Briggman!
Typically, we’ll release one episode per week, but we’re going to be ramping that up to two new episodes every week to bring you guys the best content on a continual basis.
We’re passionate about bringing you the best information out there on marketing, PR, crowdfunding, and revealing insights by talking with successful campaigners.
4. CrowdFund Genius
CrowdFund Genius is hosted by ZacBob, who interviews crowdfunders that have successfully raised funds on Kickstarter, Indiegogo and other crowdfunding platforms.
This podcast digs into different aspects of the creators’ campaigns (like how the video was made, social media strategy and press releases) to bring listeners useful tips and information.
ZacBob has Sal on the podcast also! You can listen to his interview here.
5. KickCast
KickCast looks at a number of different crowdfunding platforms, including Indiegogo and Kickstarter, and introduces listeners to some of the most interesting projects out there.
They tell their listeners to, “Come join us and see if we will back, sack or track a project!”
This podcast is hosted by Ktdata.
6. Art of the Kickstart
On this podcast, Matt Ward interviews successful Kickstarter creators to learn the secrets behind their highly funded projects.
Matt also discusses innovation, inventions, and change makers.
This podcast features episodes that aim to motivate makers and give them advice that is easy to follow through on.
7. The Fundraising Authority
Although this podcast is more focused on nonprofit fundraising in general, I think it would be particularly helpful if you are running a charity crowdfunding campaign.
The podcast covers “tips and tools on fundraising and developments for non-profits of all sizes.”
It’s hosted by Joe Garecht who also has an accompanying blog on nonprofit fundraising.
8. Lend Academy
Lend Academy is a podcast that specifically covers topics related to p2p lending and investing, which we refer to as debt crowdfunding (learn more here).
In this series, Peter Renton “interviews the leaders in the industry providing background, news and information for p2p investors.”
Renton interviews employees from Prosper, Lending Club, and more.
Conclusion
All of these crowdfunding podcasts are great resources for those who want to learn more about crowdfunding. Of course, there are many others out there – these are just a few of the more comprehensive and updated ones.
Another great thing about these podcasts is that they’re free, so if you’re interested in any of the ones mentioned here just head over to iTunes and download them for the next time you’re on a long commute, while you’re making supper, or whenever you have some time to spare!
This list of top crowdfunding podcasts not only gives people interested in the industry new, fun podcasts to listen to but is also intended to give creators new places to reach out to for some extra exposure. Almost all of these podcasts feature interviews with creators and love having interesting stories and wisdom to share.
