Spring 2022 Talks

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8:30 am PST

Opening Ceremony

8:30 am - 9:00 am PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom)

Opening Ceremony

8:30 am - 9:00 am PST

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

Mark Pecota

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

How to Build a MASSIVE Pre-Campaign Email List Without Spending a Dime

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Justin Arakaki (LaunchBoom)

How to Build a MASSIVE Pre-Campaign Email List Without Spending a Dime

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

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

Justin Arakaki

Raising 7 Figures via Crowdfunding: Panel Discussion

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Cleve Oines (Mannkitchen),
Pat Eckstein (William Painter),
Jose Cardona (Author Clock),
Nycol Bevis (Bevis Gear),
Iddo Sternberg (Jellop)

Raising 7 Figures via Crowdfunding: Panel Discussion

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

The founders and creators from Mannkitchen, Author Clock, William Painter, and Bevis Gear have gathered together with the co-founder of Jellop to share how they each raised 7 figures through crowdfunding and answer your questions.

Cleve Oines

Pat Eckstein

Jose Cardona

Nycol Bevis

Iddo Sternberg

11:00 am PST

Build Your Brand: Find Your Frequency — a Keynote with David Meltzer

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

David Meltzer ()

Build Your Brand: Find Your Frequency — a Keynote with David Meltzer

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Learn to build a brand that resonates with your audience and empowers you with the skills and knowledge to differentiate yourself from your competitors. David will teach you to find the frequency of your brand and utilize the "Stage Theory" to find the right mix of content, access and mediums with which to connect to your audience.

David Meltzer

12:00 pm PST

The ABC's of Crowdfunding

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Shyam Khakira (Indiegogo)

The ABC's of Crowdfunding

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Spend an hour with Indiegogo learning the fundamental overview of crowdfunding and the preferred go-to-market strategy.

Shyam Khakira

Next Stop, The Shop: How To Sell to Retailers After Your Crowdfunding Event Ends!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Yohan Jacobs (Retailbound)

Next Stop, The Shop: How To Sell to Retailers After Your Crowdfunding Event Ends!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Selling to retail is not easy, even if you raised millions of dollars on Kickstarter or Indiegogo. The process from going from crowdfunding to the retail shelf is complicated. There is research to do and decisions to make. In this session, Yohan from Retailbound will help guide you through these complexities.

Yohan Jacobs

The Future of Equity Crowdfunding: a Panel from the Experts

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Justin Renfro (WeFunder),
Josh Amster (StartEngine),
John Vaskis (Republic),
Aaron Shafton (DealMaker),
Will Ford (LaunchBoom)

The Future of Equity Crowdfunding: a Panel from the Experts

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Join LaunchBoom, StartEngine, Wefunder, Republic, and Dealmaker for a roundtable discussion on all things Equity Crowdfunding.

Justin Renfro

Josh Amster

John Vaskis

Aaron Shafton

Will Ford

1:00 pm PST

How to Create an Effective Crowdfunding Video

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Danny Kitzinger (Lemonlight)

How to Create an Effective Crowdfunding Video

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Video is the key to success for every crowdfunding campaign. Discover how to make a video that sells from a company whose videos have raised over 25 million dollars.

Danny Kitzinger

Funding to Fuel Business Growth: Founder Panel with Clearco

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Chris Pinkerton (Clear Co)

Funding to Fuel Business Growth: Founder Panel with Clearco

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Ever wonder how brands obtain more funding to grow their business after they've launched or even during the crowdfunding stage? Join Chris Pinkerton from Clearco as he leads a panel of founders who have done just that - and flourished to create a successful company at the top of their industries. Learn how they raised funding, what they used the capital for, how they scaled their business, and everything they learned along the way.

Chris Pinkerton

2:00 pm PST

Lightbulb Moment to Actual Lightbulb: How To Go From Idea to Product

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Ken Buras (IN2)

Lightbulb Moment to Actual Lightbulb: How To Go From Idea to Product

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Get insights on how to successfully manufacture a product from just an idea. In this session, Ken Buras from IN2 International will give you all the details and steps you need to go from ideation to production.

Ken Buras

Debunking Data: Taking Your Analytics from Overwhelming to Accessible

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Mike Revie (LaunchBoom),
Chase Borden (LaunchBoom),
Justin Arakaki (LaunchBoom)

Debunking Data: Taking Your Analytics from Overwhelming to Accessible

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Analytics doesn't just mean spreadsheets and headaches - in fact, your analytics can tell you everything you need to know to take your product and product positioning from good to great. Join LaunchBoom's CTO & Co-Founder, Mike, Sr Campaign Strategist, Chase, and Director of Crowdfunding, Justin, as they show you how to utilize your data from ads in your email marketing and more.

Mike Revie

Chase Borden

Justin Arakaki

3:00 pm PST

$100K+ Pitch Competition

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Shelby Olson (Kickbooster),
Ken Buras (IN2 International),
Sumeet Shah (Clear Co),
Stacy Bradford (Indiegogo),
Jose Cardona (Author Clock),
Will Ford (LaunchBoom),
Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom)

$100K+ Pitch Competition

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Join the excitement! Watch as five finalist founders pitch their ideas to our panel of expert judges to win over $100K in cash, goods and services!

Shelby Olson

Ken Buras

Sumeet Shah

Stacy Bradford

Jose Cardona

Will Ford

Mark Pecota

8:30 am PST

12 Weeks to 7 Figures (Without Paying a Dime Upfront)

8:30 am - 10:00 am PST

Joe Piperni (LaunchBoom)

12 Weeks to 7 Figures (Without Paying a Dime Upfront)

8:30 am - 10:00 am PST

Learn the exact 7-figure launch blueprint used by founders, creators, and aspiring entrepreneurs to launch a successful eCommerce business with an original product in as little as 12 weeks - all without inventory, an email list, or previous marketing knowledge. See how you can follow the same TEST. LAUNCH. SCALE. framework that has worked for so many creators.

Joe Piperni

10:00 am PST

Referral Marketing: It's like Steroids for Your Campaign

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Daniel Whiting (Kickbooster)

Referral Marketing: It's like Steroids for Your Campaign

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Looking to pump up sales? Here’s an all-natural way to get your campaign looking ‘swole’: referral marketing. This highly effective strategy encourages backers, customers, affiliate marketers, influencers, the media, and more to help you drive awareness and sales. Join this session to see how other creators have beefed up their campaign with referral marketing and learn how you can too. And don't worry, there's no gym membership required!

Daniel Whiting

Scaling Ecommerce with Proper Funding. How Kickfurther helped TidyBoard grow sales 100% in less than a year.

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Sean de Clercq (Kickfurther)

Scaling Ecommerce with Proper Funding. How Kickfurther helped TidyBoard grow sales 100% in less than a year.

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Ever wonder what happens AFTER you've executed a successful crowdfunding campaign? In this session, Sean De Clarq, CEO of Kickbooster, walks you through a case study with TidyBoard and shows how they were able to scale with immense demand and sales once they moved to Shopify, Amazon and eCommerce.

Sean de Clercq

Design as Journalism

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Radhika Seth (Yanko Designs )

Design as Journalism

10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Design does not just exist to help things look nice, it exists to help you tell a story. Join Radhika Seth of Yanko Design to learn about how you can be intentional in the use of design when launching your product.

Radhika Seth

11:00 am PST

Man, I feel like a Woman...Entrepreneur!

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Melissa Moran (Swingly),
Nycol Bevis (Bevis Gear),
Stephanie Weigel (LaunchBoom)

Man, I feel like a Woman...Entrepreneur!

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Women have been traditionally underrepresented in the crowdfunding space, but Melissa Moran and Nycol Bevis are breaking those statistics with their successful businesses launched through crowdfunding. Join us for a panel, moderated by LaunchBoom's Senior Campaign Manager, Stephanie Weigel, as we take an up close look at what it means to be a woman in business.

Melissa Moran

Nycol Bevis

Stephanie Weigel

Building Momentum with Consecutive Crowdfunding Launches

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Chase Borden (LaunchBoom)

Building Momentum with Consecutive Crowdfunding Launches

11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Join Chase Borden, Senior Campaign Strategist at LaunchBoom, as he shows how he helped his client, GoSun, use multiple crowdfunding campaigns to not only launch a whole product line but also build a successful 8-figure eCommerce brand.

Chase Borden

12:00 pm PST

The Future of Crowdfunding: A Keynote Address with the CEO of Indiegogo

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Becky Center (Indiegogo)

The Future of Crowdfunding: A Keynote Address with the CEO of Indiegogo

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Join us for an inspiring keynote address from the newly announced CEO of Indiegogo, Becky Center, where she'll be sharing her vision of the future of crowdfunding, and where she sees Indiegogo fitting into that picture.

Becky Center

1:00 pm PST

Turn Your Customer into an Investor: A Client Case Study in Equity Crowdfunding

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Jaime Cantarovici (LaunchBoom)

Turn Your Customer into an Investor: A Client Case Study in Equity Crowdfunding

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Join Jaime Cantarovici, Senior Campaign Strategist at LaunchBoom, for a case study on how he leveraged a client's customer list to raise massive capital via Equity Crowdfunding and take their business to the next level.

Jaime Cantarovici

Pledge Management: I hit my fundraising goal...now what?

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Evgeny Gotfrid (Kickbooster)

Pledge Management: I hit my fundraising goal...now what?

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

You achieved your funding goal – hooray, time to celebrate! But not for too long, because your journey has only just begun. How will you manage your backers? How will you turn pledges into orders? Where will you actually ship your orders? Do you have an upsell strategy to maximize your raise? This session will cover essential questions that you need to ask yourself when planning fulfillment for your crowdfunding project.

Evgeny Gotfrid

How To Create a Campaign Page That Converts

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Victor Shiu (LaunchBoom)

How To Create a Campaign Page That Converts

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

What makes a great campaign page? Learn the top tips and practices for creating a successful campaign page from LaunchBoom's Creative Director and co-founder. See his process for creating pages that have helped hundreds of founders raise millions of dollars over the past 9 years.

Victor Shiu

2:00 pm PST

How to Make Sure Your Crowdfunding Campaign Ships Smoothly

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Matt Rosenstein (Easyship)

How to Make Sure Your Crowdfunding Campaign Ships Smoothly

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Shipping costs can account to 15-20% of funds raised, so failing to calculate perk shipping costs accurately can leave you in debt. Join Easyship in this session to learn how to plan your perks with profitability in mind!

Matt Rosenstein

Top 5 Mistakes You'll Make in Ecommerce (and how NOT to make them)

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Clint Donaldson (LaunchBoom),
Spencer Knowlton (LaunchBoom)

Top 5 Mistakes You'll Make in Ecommerce (and how NOT to make them)

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Learn the top 5 most common mistakes founders make in eCommerce and how you can avoid them — taught by the team responsible for scaling a five-figure crowdfunding product into an 8-figure business over 2 years.

Clint Donaldson

Spencer Knowlton

3:00 pm PST

Creating High Impact Ads on a Low Budget

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Jayne Chong (Cymbiotika)

Creating High Impact Ads on a Low Budget

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Previously, a Senior Creative Producer at LaunchBoom and, now, Director of Content & Production at a multi-8-figure eCommerce brand, Jayne Chong will walk you through how to create ads and assets that make a big impact, even when you're operating on a low budget.

Jayne Chong

The 7 Deadly Sins that Most Founders Make...and How You Can Avoid them Being Terminal to Your Startup

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Aaron Kunitomo (),
Dan Offner (),
Claudia Herrera ()

The 7 Deadly Sins that Most Founders Make...and How You Can Avoid them Being Terminal to Your Startup

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

SUP, serviced by O&A, P.C., uniquely ensures you've nailed the 7 fundamentals that investors demand.

1. Setting Up Your Cap Table

2. Forming a Delaware Corporation

3. Founders' Stock Purchase Agreements and 83(b)s

4. Getting Founders' and Key Employees' Intellectual Property Into the Company

5. Establishing a Stock Option Plan and Pricing the Common Stock Properly

6. Financing Properly

7. Hiring Contractors and Employees Correctly

Aaron Kunitomo

Dan Offner

Claudia Herrera

4:00 pm PST

Q&As and Giveaways!

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom)

Q&As and Giveaways!

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Join us for a grand finale celebration of Crowdfunded Summit including additional information on crowdfunding resources and HUGE giveaways! Must be present to win.

Mark Pecota

8:00 am PST

Product Launch Intensive Introduction & Roadmap

8:00 am - 8:30 am PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom),
Joe Piperni (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Product Launch Intensive Introduction & Roadmap

8:00 am - 8:30 am PST

Join Mark Pecota, CEO of LaunchBoom, and Joe Piperni, Director of Consulting at LaunchBoom, as they discuss what to expect in today's product launch intensive.

Mark Pecota

Joe Piperni

8:30 am PST

How to Raise $1,000,000 on Indiegogo

8:30 am - 9:30 am PST

Stacy Bradford (Indiegogo)

VIP ONLY

How to Raise $1,000,000 on Indiegogo

8:30 am - 9:30 am PST

Want to know the secrets on How to raise $1,000,000 on Indiegogo? Join this deep dive session and uncover the drivers of demand for your brand/product(s).

Stacy Bradford

9:30 am PST

Creating Your Minimum Viable Product

9:30 am - 10:30 pm PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom),
Will Ford (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Creating Your Minimum Viable Product

9:30 am - 10:30 pm PST

Learn how to choose the right product and create photorealistic renderings to test your idea before it's even created.

Mark Pecota

Will Ford

10:30 am PST

Product Positioning & Audience Research

10:30 am - 12:00 pm PST

Soren Fuchs (LaunchBoom),
Irina Georgieva (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Product Positioning & Audience Research

10:30 am - 12:00 pm PST

Learn how to communicate the value of your product to the right audience and ensure you are targeting
the right audiences for Facebook and Instagram advertising.

Soren Fuchs

Irina Georgieva

12:00 pm PST

Clearco x Indiegogo - AUA - Ask Us Anything!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Chris Pinkerton (Clearco),
Shyam Khakhria (Indiegogo)

VIP ONLY

Clearco x Indiegogo - AUA - Ask Us Anything!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Join Will Ford from LaunchBoom as he hosts leaders from Clearco and Indiegogo to explore how crowdfunding companies collaborate to help you have the most successful launch possible

Chris Pinkerton

Shyam Khakhria

1:00 pm PST

Copywriting for Your Landing Page

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Tara Caguit (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Copywriting for Your Landing Page

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Learn how to write high converting landing page copy that captures the value of your product and makes your customer feel understood.

Tara Caguit

2:00 pm PST

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Victor Shiu (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Understand the design strategy behind a high converting landing page that effectively communicates the value of your product and connects with your visitors so that they happiily give you their contact and payment information.

Victor Shiu

3:00 pm PST

Creating Engaging Ad Copy & Creative

3:00 pm - PST

Chase Borden (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Creating Engaging Ad Copy & Creative

3:00 pm - PST

Learn how to create high-converting, high-engaging ads through clear, clever copy and imagery that isn't exactly what you expect.

Chase Borden

PST

Advertising Programming and Testing Mentality

- PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom),
Chase Borden (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Advertising Programming and Testing Mentality

- PST

Learn how to program your ads into Facebook step-by-step and systematically test them to find the right ads to scale.

Mark Pecota

Chase Borden

5:00 pm PST

Closing and Q&A

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

Mark Pecota (LaunchBoom),
Joe Piperni (LaunchBoom)

VIP ONLY

Closing and Q&A

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PST

Wrap up the day with Mark and Joe with a closing Q&A!

Mark Pecota

Joe Piperni

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