Behind the Business

Project Management, Skinny Jeans, & Cowboy Boots With Brandon The Game Dev
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Pre-marketing
Project management is the topic of this podcast with Brandon Rollins, also known as Brandon The Game Dev. Brandon offers Kickstarter and social media project management services and is collaborating with the Crowdfunding Nerds on a not so top secret project.
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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.
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Getting People To Care About Your Game
Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Community Growth, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing
The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about $85 RPG history books, how to use steam to market your board game and getting people to care about your project.
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Secret Update, The Cake Is A Lie & The Critical Path To Crowdfunding Success
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Personal Growth
What is the critical path you need to take get funded on Kickstarter and manufacture your board game? The Crowdfunding Nerds share some industry news and tips on laying a plan for crowdfunding success.
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What Are The Typical Results Of The Crowdfunding Nerds Service?
Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Nerds, Nerding Out
Stock market crashes, Bitcoin busts, to industry drama and service pricing. The Crowdfunding Nerds comment on current news while answering an email question!
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The Concept of The Magic Circle In Making Amazing Ads
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Facebook Ads
The Crowdfunding Nerds chop board game industry news while giving you some tips on how to run better Facebook ads. Also, Andrew is diffidently not a necromancer, unless he put a spell on us to tell you that...
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This One’s For You Jamey Stegmaier <3
Behind the Business, Conventions, Crowdfunding Campaign, Personal Growth
SEO Wizard Rick faces ravenous cougars in the wilderness while Andrew & Sean discuss Kickstarter delegation because Mr. Stegmaier threatened to tell the world how bad Andrew is as Scythe.
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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.
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The ”Art” of Marketing Board Games
Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Nerds, TTRPG, Video Games
The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about board game art, where to find great artists and how to know if your art is not up to standard.
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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.
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Questions To Ask Marketing Agencies Before Going To Kickstarter
Behind the Business, Facebook Ads
The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about the questions you need to be thinking about before going to Kickstarter and hiring a marketing agency to help you achieve your goals.
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Interviewing A Sales Master: Dan Boe – Part 2/2
The Crowdfunding Nerds continue their discussion with Dan Boe, the sales master!
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Interviewing A Sales Master: Dan Boe – Part 1/2
Dan Boe joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss how consumers make decisions in sales. He describes his sales process, which involves illustrating the problem, describing the ramifications of the problem, and then stating a solution.
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Meet The Crowdfunding Nerds Community Moderators
The Crowdfunding Nerds interview Ben Levy and Devon Mettlin who are help moderate the Crowdfunding Nerds Facebook Community!
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Instagram Marketing: How Kristen Made 7 Figures On Instagram Via Hairstyling!
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds are joined by the least nerdy person they have ever had on the podcast to talk about leveling up your Instagram marketing!
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The Ultimate Crowdfunding Reading List – Part 2
Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds are back with even more books to add to your Kickstarter reading list!
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The Ultimate Crowdfunding Reading List – Part 1
Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the business books you need to read to thrive at crowdfunding!
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Opportunity Cost – Fact Or Fiction?
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds take about opportunity cost, is it something your need to consider or is it a ... myth!
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2022 Crowdfunding Predictions & Forecasts For Tabletop Marketing
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Nerds, Distribution & Fulfilment, Nerding Out
The crowdfunding nerds wrap up a year of podcast with their predictions & forecasts for 2022. Who will be right? Will they all be wrong? Time will tell...
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How To Run A Successful Tabletop Business With Chris Birch Of Modiphius Entertainment
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment
Christ Birch, co-founder of Modiphius Entertainment joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the business of tabletop crowdfunding, licensing, and distribution.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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The Sunk Cost Fallacy And How To Craft A Welcome Email
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Emails, Facebook Ads
In this episode, the Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the sunk cost fallacy and how it relates to Kickstarter marketing, as well as giving tips on how to craft an effective welcome email!
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