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Ep 178 Zach Smith, the cofounder and CEO of Funded Today, the world’s leading crowdfunding agency. Listen as Nathan and Zach talk about how to grow a list and what makes a crowdfunding project successful.
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3 Key Points:
In order to back campaigns that will a nearly guarantee a return, Funded Today utilizes its massive email list to gauge interest and calculate projections for project candidates.
Ubiquitous products that are used widely with an interesting backing story are qualities of a project that would perform well in crowdsourcing.
Social media customer acquisition channels are invaluable for growing a list. Zach believes that Instagram in particular is the next big thing.
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Resources Mentioned:
Edgar – Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over – time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn’t have to work or pay for. Here isNathan’s Edgar Content Calendar:
Funded Today – Zach’s business
@tweetzachsmith – Zach’s Twitter
Google Drive and Skype – Zach’s favorite online tools
David and Goliath by Malcom Gladwell – Zach’s favorite business books
Elon Musk – CEO Zach follows
Bio Zach Smith is the cofounder and CEO of Funded Today, the world’s leading crowdfunding agency. The business has raised over 40 million dollars and counting for over 300 campaigns for Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
Famous 5
Favorite Book?- David and Goliath by Malcom Gladwell
What CEO do you follow?— Elon Musk
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Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes
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