Summit Talks

Our 2024 Summit Lineup is now live

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8:45 am PST

Opening Ceremony

8:45 am - 9:00 am PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom),
Will Ford (LaunchBoom)

Opening Ceremony

8:45 am - 9:00 am PST

Join our opening ceremony to hear about what to expect over the next three content-packed days!

Mark Pecota

Will Ford

9:00 am PST

How to LaunchBoom: Get Funded on the First Day

9:00 am - 10:00 am PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom)

How to LaunchBoom: Get Funded on the First Day

9:00 am - 10:00 am PST

Learn the exact pre-campaign system LaunchBoom has used to raise over $100M for clients since 2015.

Mark Pecota

10:00 am PST

Top 5 Manufacturing Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Kian Golzari (Sourcing with Kian)

Top 5 Manufacturing Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Discover how to avoid common manufacturing mistakes. Streamline your product development, make smarter sourcing choices, and save money, all while launching with confidence.

Kian Golzari

11:00 am PST

Indiegogo’s Vision: The Future of Crowdfunding with Becky Center

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Becky Center (Indiegogo)

Indiegogo’s Vision: The Future of Crowdfunding with Becky Center

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Hear the best ways to succeed on Indiegogo directly from the CEO herself. Listen in as Becky Center uncovers Indiegogo’s secrets to success for innovative creators around the world.

Becky Center

12:00 pm PST

Creating an Effective Crowdfunding Video

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Richard Reininger (Friends ‘N Allies),
Ready (Friends ‘N Allies)

Creating an Effective Crowdfunding Video

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Your launch video is the heart of your campaign. Learn the proven formula for behind some of the most successful crowdfunding launch videos.

Richard Reininger

Ready

1:00 pm PST

Accelerating Growth with Equity Crowdfunding

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Daniel Rosenthal (Startengine),
Justin Renfro (WeFunder),
Etan Butler (Dalmore)

Accelerating Growth with Equity Crowdfunding

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Join LaunchBoom, StartEngine, Wefunder, and Dalmore for a roundtable discussion on how creators can use Equity Crowdfunding to fuel their business growth and accelerate past their competitors with relatively low risk.

Learn how...
Unpack the differences between the leading equity crowdfunding platforms
Which platform is the best match for your product and why
Best practices to maximize your equity crowdfunding potential

Daniel Rosenthal

Justin Renfro

Etan Butler

2:00 pm PST

Dive Deep with Prime Corporate Services

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Zach Owsley (PRIME)

Dive Deep with Prime Corporate Services

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Zach Owsley

3:00 pm PST

How We Generated 22,844 Prelaunch Leads Without Spending a Dime

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Justin Arakaki (LaunchBoom)

How We Generated 22,844 Prelaunch Leads Without Spending a Dime

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Remove the risk from pre-launch advertising with a system that puts money back into your ad budget with every lead — giving you free ad spend and astronomical returns.

Leveraging higher reservation deposits to subsidize ad spend
Achieve lower cost per reservation and a higher conversion rate

Justin Arakaki

4:00 pm PST

Crowdfunded Summit Pitch Competition

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom),
Will Ford (LaunchBoom)

Crowdfunded Summit Pitch Competition

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Join the excitement! Watch as three finalist founders pitch their product ideas to our panel of expert judges. First place will walk away with $5,000 cash and more.

Mark Pecota

Will Ford

9:00 am PST

Let's Talk Tabletop Games

9:00 am - 10:00 am PST

Victor Shiu (LaunchBoom),
Mikey Gilder (Legends of Avantris),
Jon Ritter (Kickstarter)

Let's Talk Tabletop Games

9:00 am - 10:00 am PST

Hear directly from the experts and learn more about:

- Trends in tabletop Launches
- Best practices for Launching a tabletop game on Kickstarter
- Prelaunch marketing for your tabletop game
- Manufacturing & distribution


Victor Shiu

Mikey Gilder

Jon Ritter

10:00 am PST

Setting the Stage for Crowdfunding Success

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Noah Kinsey (Jellop)

Setting the Stage for Crowdfunding Success

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Hear from the advertising experts at Jellop, who have been responsible for over 1 Billion dollars raised on Kickstarter campaigns and learn the tricks and tips behind how to present your campaign for live marketing success.

Noah Kinsey

11:00 am PST

Kickstarter’s Vision: The Future of Crowdfunding with Everette Taylor

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Everette Taylor (Kickstarter)

Kickstarter’s Vision: The Future of Crowdfunding with Everette Taylor

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Join us as Everette Taylor, the illustrious new CEO of Kickstarter, talks about the future of Kickstarter and how creators can best take advantage of the platform.

Everette Taylor

12:00 pm PST

Shipping Smoothly: How to Ship your Product Without Breaking your Bank

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Josh Burdick (Floship),
Brandon Rollins (Fulfillrite)

Shipping Smoothly: How to Ship your Product Without Breaking your Bank

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Join a panel of shipping experts in a roundtable discussion to learn:

When you should start thinking about shipping and fulfillment
The most common mistakes and misconceptions about shipping logistics
How to deal with duties, customs & shipping prices estimates
3 simple ways to minimize duties & taxes
The pros and cons of outsourcing your fulfillment vs doing it yourself.
What you don’t know about shipping from Asia…

Josh Burdick

Brandon Rollins

1:00 pm PST

Designing a Campaign Page that Converts

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Victor Shiu (LaunchBoom)

Designing a Campaign Page that Converts

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Remove the risk from pre-launch advertising with a system that puts money back into your ad budget with every lead — giving you free ad spend and astronomical returns.

Leveraging higher reservation deposits to subsidize ad spend
Achieve lower cost per reservation and a higher conversion rate

Victor Shiu

2:00 pm PST

From Product Idea To Stacked Inventory: A Manufacturing Panel

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Ken Buras (IN2),
Lucas Williamson (Product Refinery),
Daniel Baxter (Inspyr Lavs)

From Product Idea To Stacked Inventory: A Manufacturing Panel

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Ken Buras

Lucas Williamson

Daniel Baxter

3:00 pm PST

What is a pledge manager, and why the heck would I need one?

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Meloney Buehl (PledgeManager)

What is a pledge manager, and why the heck would I need one?

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

What is a pledge manager?
Who needs to use one?
How do you choose the one that's right for you?
Why is PledgeManager.com different than other pledge management platforms?
When should you make the decision about who you're going to work with?
Where can you get more info?

Meloney Buehl

4:00 pm PST

Closing Remarks + Giveaways

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom),
Will Ford (LaunchBoom)

Closing Remarks + Giveaways

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm PST

Join us for your chance to win Summit Giveaways and ask any remaining crowdfunding questions!

Mark Pecota

Will Ford

8:45 am PST

Roadmap and Introduction

8:45 am - 9:00 am PST

Justin Arakaki (LaunchBoom),
Soren Fuchs (LaunchBoom),
Hera Aurea (LaunchBoom),
Spencer Knowlton (LaunchBoom),
Victor Shiu (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Roadmap and Introduction

8:45 am - 9:00 am PST

Join us for an introduction to the content we’ll be covering in the VIP day!

Learn about:
Breakdown of pure presentations versus interactive workshops
General topics for partner speakers (Indiegogo Q&A, Closing Q&A)

Justin Arakaki

Soren Fuchs

Hera Aurea

Spencer Knowlton

Victor Shiu

9:00 am PST

Copywriting for your Pre-Launch Funnel

9:00 am - 10:30 am PST

Spencer Knowlton (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Copywriting for your Pre-Launch Funnel

9:00 am - 10:30 am PST

Join us for an interactive workshop where you will write the hero sections for your projects and get live feedback from LaunchBoom's creative experts!

We'll cover:
Product focused copy vs brand focused copy
How to write an engaging hero section
How to structure your body content
Individual sections dedicated for features, use-cases
Writing with visual design in mind

Spencer Knowlton

10:30 am PST

Creating a Landing Page that Converts

10:30 am - 1:00 pm PST

Victor Shiu (LaunchBoom),
Soren Fuchs (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Creating a Landing Page that Converts

10:30 am - 1:00 pm PST

Unlock the secrets to creating a landing page that converts with LaunchBoom's creative experts.

We'll cover:

Visual assets for Landing Pages
Maximizing your photos
Videos/GIFs vs Still Images
Feature focused products

Victor Shiu

Soren Fuchs

12:00 pm PST

Creating Engaging Ad Copy

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Justin Arakaki (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Creating Engaging Ad Copy

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Get your pencils (or your keyboards...) ready! We're going to write some ad copy. In this interactive workshop, you'll work along side LaunchBoom's experts to try your hand at writing ad copy and receive live feedback.

We'll cover:
Product focused ad copy vs brand focused ad copy
Descriptive language
Testing different formats of text vs testing angles
Top performing text templates

Justin Arakaki

1:30 pm PST

Mastering Ad Creative

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Hera Aurea (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Mastering Ad Creative

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Good ad creative is made up of the right shots and best practices. We'll walk through both together and cover:

Still Images:
Studio shots
Location shots
Use case shots

UGC Videos:
Testimonials/Reactions
Founder Walkthrough
Unboxing
Viral trends

Hera Aurea

3:00 pm PST

Closing Q&A

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST

Justin Arakaki (LaunchBoom),
Hera Aurea (LaunchBoom),
Soren Fuchs (LaunchBoom),
Spencer Knowlton (LaunchBoom),
Victor Shiu (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Closing Q&A

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST

Wrap up your day with us! Ask any lingering questions, share your feedback, and hear more about opportunities to continue your work.

Justin Arakaki

Hera Aurea

Soren Fuchs

Spencer Knowlton

Victor Shiu