Case Study

Kickstarter Stretch Goals: Smart or Sleazy?

Audience, Case Study, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign

Are you ready to unlock the secrets behind crafting a campaign that not only meets but shatters its goals? Are Kickstarter stretch goals the smart way to go?

How To Sell 45,000 Games Post Kickstarter

Behind the Business, Case Study, Ecommerce, Personal Growth, Pre-marketing

Are you ready to dive into the world of board game creation with a sprinkle of deception and a dash of strategy?

Galactic Cruise – How To Launch With 13K Kickstarter Followers

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Case Study, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign

Join us for this cosmic conversation and learn how to keep your campaign cruising smoothly towards success.

Getting Investors For Game Development With Chris Skaggs

Behind the Business, Case Study, Video Games

Hey, Crowdfunding Nerds! Ready for a deep dive into the gaming world?

Selling Your Business & Game IP With Bryan Gonzales

Behind the Business, Case Study, Personal Growth

Are you ready to dive deep into the art of running a business not just for the day-to-day but with a grand finale in mind?

Energy & Nutrition For Crowdfunding Success With Julie Litchfield

Case Study, Nerding Out, Personal Growth

Are you ready to supercharge your energy levels and make better decisions in your crowdfunding ventures?

Perceived Value Vs Real Value

Behind the Business, Case Study, Ecommerce, Personal Growth

Hey there, fellow crowdfunding aficionados! Are you ready to unlock the secret sauce to turning those clicks into cash?

Sharks, Ice Cream, and a Revolutionary Marketing Odyssey

Audience, Behind the Business, Case Study, Community Growth, Nerding Out

Welcome to the wild ride that is episode #157 of Crowdfunding Nerds! Ever wondered what links sharks, ice cream, World of Warcraft, and marketing?

Table Presence: Crafting Irresistible Board Games

Board Gaming, Case Study

Welcome back to Crowdfunding Nerds, episode 151! Today we're thrilled to have Joe Slack with us. Ever wondered what makes a board game irresistible?

Navigating Crowdfunding Twists: Pivoting and Staying Positive

Behind the Business, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth, Pre-marketing

Welcome to episode 149 of the Crowdfunding Nerds podcast! I’m your host, Andrew, along with my co-host, Sean. We discuss the importance of setting realistic expectations and not assuming that everything will go smoothly.

Setting Appropriate Backer Expectations For Fulfilment With Scott Pease

Audience, Board Gaming, Case Study, Distribution & Fulfilment, Ecommerce, Video Games

Scott Pease of Snap Ships Tactics, Tony Hawk Pro Skater and Guitar Hero fame joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about setting backer expectations for tabletop fulfilment.

Ascendancy: Making Your Game Undeniably Great With Matthew Meeple

Audience, Case Study, Personal Growth

Matthew Meeple joins The Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about the virtuous cycle of board game marketing and the challenges of game development iterations.

Diagnosing Underperforming Crowdfunding Campaigns With Marco Pecota

Behind the Business, Case Study, Ecommerce, Emails

Marco Pecota of Raybox Games joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the underperformance of a crowdfunding campaign with a proven IP.

How To Leverage YouTube As A Games Publisher

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Case Study, Community Growth

Gabe Barrett of The Board Game Design Lab joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about everything he has learnt about YouTube.

Playing The Long Game In The Board Game Industry

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Case Study

The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss catastrophic success and cover some things that will help you think about the long game success in the board game industry.

What To Do If Your LIVE Kickstarter Has Not Funded Yet

Behind the Business, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign

Ben Levy of Strongbox Games joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss co-authoring Mantle of The Keeper and the challenges of running a Kickstarter campaign that has not funded yet.

Interviewing Board Game Reviewer Alex Radcliffe of BoardGameCo

Behind the Business, Case Study, Nerding Out

Alex Radcliffe of the BordaGameCo sits down with the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about his journey of becoming a full time YouTuber who plays and reviews board games.

Backerkit Crowdfunding? First Thoughts With Alex Radcliffe of BoardGameCo

Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign

The popular pledge manager Backerkit, has announced that they will be diving into the crowdfunding arena! Do they have enough buffs to out DPS Gamefound? Or will Kickstarter receive an epic heal and make a comeback?

Disingenuous Funding Goals

Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign

The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss some of the latest board game crowdfunding news while addressing the problem of artificially low fund goals.

How To Stand Out On Kickstarter With Marco Pecota

Behind the Business, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign

Marco Pecota of Raybox Games joins the Crowdunding Nerds to discuss marketing games through combining themes.

How To Make An Awesome Kickstarter Video w/ David Diaz

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, TTRPG

The Crowdfunding Nerds are joined by David Diaz of Mesa Game Lab to talk about crowdfunding video trailers.

Post-Kickstarter Discussion: Kickstarter Board Game Creator Launches Successful Kickstarter on Kickstarter – Part 2

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment

The Crowdfunding Nerds continue their discussion with Eric Geller of Quest & Cannons in Part 2 where pledge managers are covered!

Post-Kickstarter Discussion: Kickstarter Board Game Creator Launches Successful Kickstarter on Kickstarter

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth

A discussion with Eric Geller of Quest & Cannons (Kickstarter) who launched a successful Kickstarter on Kickstarter joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss said Kickstarter.

6 Video Types For Your Kickstarter Board Game Advertising

Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing, Video Games

In this episode, Sexy Irish Sean and the Crowdfunding Nerds go over the 6 different types of video marketing you can do on Facebook, and how to implement them.

Marketing A Video Game Through Kickstarter With Ryan Wiancko of Fractured Veil – Part 2

Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Video Games

The Crowdfunding Nerds continue the discussion with Ryan Wiancko of Paddle Creek Games while covering the importance of community building, and live streaming in video game marketing.

Marketing A Video Game Through Kickstarter With Ryan Wiancko of Fractured Veil – Part 1

Behind the Business, Case Study, Facebook Ads, Landing Page, Personal Growth, Video Games

Ryan Wiancko of Paddle Creek Games (Also Iron Belly Studios) joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the Kickstarter pre-marketing for Fractured Veil, a massive-multiplayer online survival video game.

Interviewing Ant Lab Games: Part 2 – Dealing With Community Toxicity

Audience, Behind the Business, Case Study, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign

Anthony and Frances of Ant Lab Games join the Crowdfunding Nerds in part 2 to discuss dealing with community and social media toxicity as a board game publisher.

Interviewing Ant Lab Games: What To Look For In Content Creators Who Review Board Games

Behind the Business, Case Study, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign

Anthony and Frances of Ant Lab Games join the Crowdfunding Nerds to give you an inside look into the process of Kickstarter board game review videos.

How Deliverance Raised $39,000 On Kickstarter in 8 Minutes

Audience, Behind the Business, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails

Andrew has been developing Deliverance for 5 years and has finally launched on Kickstater! Having raised $39,000 in 8 minutes he explains how he got to this point.

A First-Hand Organic Kickstarter Pre-Marketing Case Study

Audience, Board Gaming, Case Study, Crowdfunding Nerds, Emails, Pre-marketing

On this episode of Crowdfunding Nerds Andrew describes everything that he discovered about board game marketing when creating his board game Deliverance!