Masters of Crowdfunding

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Aug 2026

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Masters of Crowdfunding explores how to launch products, get customers, and build businesses through crowdfunding. Your hosts are Mark Pecota and Kevin Liang from LaunchBoom, where they’ve helped creators raise over $175 million through Kickstarter & Indiegogo. Now, they are sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you so you can finally bring your product idea to life.

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August 20, 2026Episode 6720 min

How This Creator Turned a Passion Project Into a $310K Campaign

Launch your product in the next 90 days 🚀 Start here: https://tinyurl.com/4f8f4wwn—Episode 67: Masters of Crowdfunding—In this episode, Mark sits down with Jared Watson, creator of ExoTerra, a board game for fans of giant mech combat. Jared shares the story of turning a personal passion project into a successful campaign that raised over $310,000, and the lessons he learned along the way about crowdfunding, marketing, and the value of "finding your experts". Links:Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/4f8f4wwnExoTerra: https://wyldegames.com/games/exoterra/

August 13, 2026Episode 6643 min

The Marketing Secrets Behind Sold-Out Glamping Projects

Launch your product in the next 90 days 🚀 Start here: https://tinyurl.com/ywhbmn5h—Episode 66: Masters of Crowdfunding—In this episode, Kevin sits down with Nick Purslow, co-founder of Posh Outdoors. Nick shares his journey from law student to outdoor hospitality expert, the success of the Sky Ridge glamping project, and how innovative funding and marketing strategies, including pre-bookings and revenue share models, are transforming the future of micro resorts.Links:Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/ywhbmn5hPosh Outdoors: https://posh-outdoors.com/ Skyridge Glamping: https://www.skyridgeglamping.com/—Check out our other channels:@launchboom_official @LaunchBoom_Games What we cover:00:00 Introduction03:47 The Journey to Skyridge Glamping 07:29 Funding Strategies14:17 Crowdfunding & Pre-Booking18:52 Marketing Strategies22:25 De-Risking Projects in Hospitality 23:26 Revenue Share Models24:52 Potential Returns for Investors26:28 Marketing for Landowners28:14 "Instagrammable" Glamping Units 34:46 Partners & Operators 38:07 Contingency Plans40:38 Landowner and Investor Opportunities42:12 Outro

April 21, 202638 min

How This Father And Son Started A 7-Figure Business

In this episode, we meet Robert and Yervant Wei from Pairon Tools. The father and son duo share what inspired Yervant when he was just 13 years old, the process of bringing the LiftMate Glide200 to life and success of the marketing strategy rooted in providing a practical solution to a cross-industry problem. Links: Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/4yum3wfn LiftMate Glide200: https://pairontools.com/products/lift-slide-cart

April 14, 202640 min

How A Christmas Themed Game Became An All Seasons Success

In this episode we meet Will and Anthony from Wonky Penguin Games to talk about the inspiration behind their festive card game Wicked Christmas, the lessons they learned during their first crowdfunding campaign, and the challenges of picking the right time to crowdfund a holiday themed game. Links:Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/3vn5nw6c Wicked Christmas: https://wonkypenguingames.com/products/wickedchristmas

April 1, 202637 min

The Viral Ad Strategy Behind This Card Game’s Success

In this episode we catch up with Logan Fitz of Glasshouse Games to discover how a pandemic era idea grew into a successful card game. We go behind the scenes of Whisker Wars’ humor and relatability-driven pre-launch strategy and the marketing campaign that raised over $150K on Kickstarter. Links: Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/mrxke3nc Whisker Wars: https://www.glasshousegames.co/whisker-wars

March 24, 202641 min

The Marketing Strategy That Raised Over $100K For Frog Conservation

In this episode we’ll discover how The Frog Fortress: The Ultimate Habitat for Frogs is changing the game for amphibian enthusiasts and nature lovers alike and how they leveraged crowdfunding to bring their project to lifeLinks:Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/2zw9upw9Frog Fortress: https://www.froggyforts.com/

March 10, 2026Episode 6129 min

Tech Career to $271,580 in Board Game Presales

Launch your product in the next 90 days 🚀 Start here: ⁠ https://hubs.ly/Q03GjTdx0⁠ In this episode we’ll discover how Emily had been working in tech for 20 years to building a successful game publishing company in just 1 year, with her first launch raising $271K Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/4zj6ckf9Pink Hawk Games: ⁠https://www.pinkhawkgames.com/

February 24, 2026Episode 6029 min

How We Made $1M In Presales (in less than 30 days)

Episode 60: Masters of Crowdfunding—In this episode we’ll discover how how this innovative golf trolley combines cutting-edge technology and design to give players a hands-free, smarter experience on the golf course and how they used crowdfunding to bring their businesses to life. Links:Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/muedu7rfiXi: https://www.ixi.golf/

February 23, 2026Episode 5846 min

Getting $200k+ in Product Presales: The Exact Strategy Ep.59

In this episode we’ll discover why this magnetic belt is turning heads and securing waists around the world and how they leveraged this crowdfunding strategy to raise over $200k for presales. Links:Work with us:https://tinyurl.com/2becdyz8iXi: https://distilunion.com/

January 5, 2026Episode 5830 min

This Pillow Made $80K in Presales... and it WASN'T Made For Sleep Ep.58

In this episode, Whit Hansen shares his journey in crafting the drop pillow including finding his right audience, manufacturing from a remote place, and marketing strategies.Links:Work with us: https://tinyurl.com/5cxhb3smWhit’s Website:https://www.facebook.com/thedroppillow/