Funding The Dream On Kickstarter

There is a lot of preparation for a Kickstarter campaign. But even when you think you are ready, you still may not be. Nick and Nicole Fink talk about their project and the unexpected delay days before their planned launch.

Funding the Dream returning guest, Jamey Stegmaier, co-owner of Stonemaier Games, joins me to discuss finding success on Kickstarter. We talk about building a fan base and the amount of time and work to be successful with attracting your fans.

For this episode I reach out into the Twitterverse to randomly connect with a fan of the show and a Kickstarter game designer, Tim Duong. We discuss Game Crafter, the process of getting your prototypes made, and the process of testing a game.

Chuck Lawton is a contributor to GeekDad.com. He recently wrote an article called "Kickstarter is Broken and it's all our fault". I invited Chuck to come on the show to talk about how Kickstarter is changing, the impact it is having on industries, and whether or not he thinks it is really broken.

Phil Kilcrease is an experienced Kickstarter Project owner. He shares with us his advice about making changes to a successful campaign to make it a little better. I also share sources of where to go to get Kickstarter advice.

Kevin used local manufacturing and a creative idea to bring his Bocce Dice game to market. Listen in as he and I discuss his journey that has made it easy for him to deliver a simple idea.

How do you find more backers? This is the single most frequent question I'm asked. You do it with the 3 Ps of Online Marketing. Join me for my 150th Episode of Funding the Dream as I discuss what you need to do to find more fans and build your online identity with the 3 Ps

Does Kickstarter help or hurt the local hobby game store. The debate is still out there. I'm joined by Phil Kilcrease from Game Night Games to talk about how their store embraces the Kickstarter movement.

Alys and Victoria set about designing a board game around dating. With Newpaper and TV coverage, they have generated a lot of interest in a board game called Landing Mr Right. They refer to it as Therapy in a Box for mature women who find themselves in the dating scene.

Jarek Smith has created a service to review and video blog about prototype board games. This is needed because many reviewers won't take a look at a game until it is ready or near-ready for publishing.I've invited Jarek on the show to talk about his service and how it helps fledgling board game designers

Is Kickstarter bad for business for Local Game Stores. Some argue that Kickstarter is a pre-order system that robs customers from the Local Game stores. My guest, Josh Githens, co-owner of Boardwalk in Greenville, SC discusses the impact Kickstarter has had on his store.

Devin Thorpe is a Forbes Contributor blogging, writing, and speaking about Crowdfunding for Social Good. Using Crowdfunding to bring meaningful change to the world. He has recently written a book called, Crowdfunding for Social Good: Financing Your Mark on the World. Devin shares with us the many different methods to raise money for causes and non-profits through other platforms than Kickstarter.

Doug Morse joins us again to discuss successful tactics to deploy when in the middle of your campaign. His campaign, Adventures on the Tabletop documentary, successfully funded and he shares his insights.

Three professors, Anindya Ghose, Sunil Wattal, and Gord Burtch, have written a research paper that can be found on SSRN that covers the topic of Crowdfunding.A conversation about the counter intuitive ideas that come from studying crowdfunding

Doug Morse is a professional film maker AND he likes board games. Those two passions come together for Adventures on the Tabletop, his documentary about the board game industry. Great conversation with a lot of insights.

Erick Vallejos has been a Literary Journalism student at UC-Irvine for the past five years. He approached me a year ago for a radio interview on Crowdfunding and Kickstarter. He graduates this month and we take a few minutes to discuss how Crowdfunding and Kickstarter have changed over the past year since we met.

Some call them Frankenstein plants, but Antony Evans and his team are attempting to combine the DNA from glowing bugs with plants to provide natural light. It sounds crazy and awesome and with ~$500,000 in funding on Kickstarter they have a good shot at showing us how it is done.Take a listen as we visit the future.

Autumn McAlpin took 42 days to create a film and raise money on IndieGoGo. Actors, writers, directors, and other crew all came together in record time. She is my guest and talks about how IndieGoGo made it possible for her to create her film in such a short amount of time.

Mark MacKinnon has been in the board game industry a long time. When his first attempt at launching a Kickstarter project wasn't doing well, he cancelled, adjusted, and relaunched. He discusses the process behind this and why he did it.Mark MacKinnon is with Dyskami Publishing Company.

Does it matter when you fund your Kickstarter project? You bet it does. Take a listen as we discuss the challenges that you face when it comes tax time and you have a Kickstarter project about ready to fund.My guest is John Skeen, CPA and we talk Taxes and KickstarterAnd a surprise visit from Catan Official Gaming Board creator.