Crowdfunding Nerds: Kickstarter Marketing, Business, & Beyond!

Advertising On ChatGPT

Episode 269 - Andrew & Sean discuss the implications on crowdfunding that the newly announced ChatGPT ads could have on publishers. 
ChatGPT Ad Announcement - https://openai.com/index/our-approach-to-advertising-and-expanding-access/
Nostr Crash Course - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJ5Iw_UpD8 
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http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
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https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
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Making The Cats of Mont Saint Michel

Episode 268 - Marco Pecota of Raybox Games discusses the making of the narrative immersive board game, The Cats of Mont Saint Michel.
The Cats of Mont Saint Michel -https://gamefound.com/en/projects/rayboxgames/the-cats-of-mont-saint-michel
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http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
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Shelfside On Common Board Game Design Mistakes

Episode 267 - Ashton Wu joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss how game designers can avoid common board game design cons and mistakes. Shelfside YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Shelfside
Shelfside services: https://www.shelfside.co/consulting
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Thank you to our sponsors!
https://herotime1.com/ - Get a 3% discount off your Hero Time Manufacturing order using code: CrowdfundingNerds101
https://bridgedist.com/ - We recommend Bridge Distribution & Fulfillment for US fulfillment and Amazon fulfillment. We use them for our own projects, too!
http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Official Website: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling Crowdfunding Nerds Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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Making Deliverance

Episode 266 - Andrew Lowen, Chazz Young & Dan Maynard of the Deliverance Board Game team discuss the process and challenges of creating lifestyle board games. 
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Thank you to our sponsors!
https://herotime1.com/ - Get a 3% discount off your Hero Time Manufacturing order using code: CrowdfundingNerds101
https://bridgedist.com/ - We recommend Bridge Distribution & Fulfillment for US fulfillment and Amazon fulfillment. We use them for our own projects, too!
http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Official Website: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling Crowdfunding Nerds Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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2026 Tabletop Industry Predictions

Episode 265 - Andrew & Sean reflect on their 2025 tabletop industry predictions and discuss their thoughts on where the market will go in 2026. 
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Thank you to our sponsors!
https://herotime1.com/ - Get a 3% discount off your Hero Time Manufacturing order using code: CrowdfundingNerds101
https://bridgedist.com/ - We recommend Bridge Distribution & Fulfillment for US fulfillment and Amazon fulfillment. We use them for our own projects, too!
http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Official Website: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling Crowdfunding Nerds Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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Marketing Movies

Episode 264 - Filmmaker Adam William Cahill joins the Crowdfunding Nerds on episode 264 to discuss the challenges of marketing films in a streaming world. 
Follow the Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yugez8f6O0k
Must Watch Episodes 👀 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNUl_AIQk_sIXD4K7-44maiK3hfFMg7Gl
Thank you to our sponsors!
https://herotime1.com/ - Get a 3% discount off your Hero Time Manufacturing order using code: CrowdfundingNerds101
https://bridgedist.com/ - We recommend Bridge Distribution & Fulfillment for US fulfillment and Amazon fulfillment. We use them for our own projects, too!
http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Official Website: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling Crowdfunding Nerds Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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Ecommerce For N00bz

Episode 263 - Andrew & Sean sit down to discuss essential e-commerce and Shopify strategy that you need to know about if you are starting from ground 0. 
Must Watch Episodes 👀 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNUl_AIQk_sIXD4K7-44maiK3hfFMg7Gl
Thank you to our sponsors!
https://herotime1.com/ - Get a 3% discount off your Hero Time Manufacturing order using code: CrowdfundingNerds101
https://bridgedist.com/ - We recommend Bridge Distribution & Fulfillment for US fulfillment and Amazon fulfillment. We use them for our own projects, too!
http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Official Website: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling Crowdfunding Nerds Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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It's A Wonderful Crowdfunding Film

Episode 262 - Andrew, Sean and Donnie discuss how your crowdfunding business should build community from lessons learned from the 1948 film classic 'It's A Wonderful Life'.
Must Watch Episodes 👀 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNUl_AIQk_sIXD4K7-44maiK3hfFMg7Gl
Thank you to our sponsors!
https://herotime1.com/ - Get a 3% discount off your Hero Time Manufacturing order using code: CrowdfundingNerds101
https://bridgedist.com/ - We recommend Bridge Distribution & Fulfillment for US fulfillment and Amazon fulfillment. We use them for our own projects, too!
http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Official Website: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling Crowdfunding Nerds Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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Making Arydia

Episode 261 - Andrew sits down with Cody Miller & Ira Fay to discuss the development of the massive open world board game Arydia.
Must Watch Episodes 👀 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNUl_AIQk_sIXD4K7-44maiK3hfFMg7Gl
Thank you to our sponsors!
https://herotime1.com/ - Get a 3% discount off your Hero Time Manufacturing order using code: CrowdfundingNerds101
https://bridgedist.com/ - We recommend Bridge Distribution & Fulfillment for US fulfillment and Amazon fulfillment. We use them for our own projects, too!
http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive - Hive Interactive Pledge Manager -
https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV - We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate]
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Official Website: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling Crowdfunding Nerds Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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Marketing Advice For Games You Need To Hear

Episode 260 of the Crowdfunding Nerds Podcast. Marketing advice you have heard before and need to hear again!
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https://store.tabletone.app/ - TableTone is your ultimate tabletop audio gaming tool that uses studio recorded soundscapes from real musicians and sound engineers. 
Hive Interactive Pledge Manager - http://crowdfundingnerds.com/hive 
We recommend Mailerlite for building your community [Affiliate] - https://www.mailerlite.com/a/6K95GNejWHMV
https://crowdfundingnerds.com/academy/ - If you are looking to DIY your crowdfunding, we have highly impactful courses that teach you how to build, excite, and prepare a crowd to fund you on Launch Day!
Check out our website at https://crowdfundingnerds.com/ and join our bustling community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds/
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