Personal Growth

Mastering Goal Setting: Journey to a More Productive Life
Behind the Business, Personal Growth
Learn how to make your goals specific and measurable, and how they can bring value to your life.
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Balance Breaks: A Guide to Boost Crowdfunding Productivity
Behind the Business, Personal Growth
We're not just talking about work, but also the power of intentional rest. We'll share our personal experiences and strategies on how to make the most of your time.
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Combatting Complacency: Mastering Your Kickstarter Campaign
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Personal Growth
Welcome, fellow crowdfunding enthusiasts! Are you ready to tackle complacency? In episode 159 of Crowdfunding Nerds, Andrew and Sean are back to help you stay ahead of the game.
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Nerding Out: Unmasking Felicia Day’s Internet Legacy and Productivity Hacks
Behind the Business, Facebook Ads, Nerding Out, Personal Growth
Welcome to episode 154 of Crowdfunding Nerds! I'm your host, Sean, flying solo today while Andrew and the rest of the team enjoy a post-Thanksgiving break.
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Andrew & Sean React! Episodes 6-10 Revisited
Audience, Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Nerds, Ecommerce, Emails, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth, Pre-marketing
Welcome, crowdfunding enthusiasts! I'm your host, Andrew, joined by my co-host Sean, for Episode 152 of the Crowdfunding Nerds podcast.
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Embracing Change: Navigating Life and Business at Milestone 150
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Nerds, Personal Growth
Welcome to Crowdfunding Nerds' milestone 150th episode! It's your hosts, Andrew and Sean, and we're diving deep into the world of change. Ever felt daunted by change? Or are you someone who thrives on it? Join us as we navigate the choppy waters of change in life and business.
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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.
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How To Hire The Right People
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Nerds, Personal Growth
On this episode the Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the importance of hiring the right people while using Valve as a case study for business productivity.
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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.
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Leveraging Supply & Demand To Your Advantage For A Kickstarter Relaunch
Audience, Community Growth, Ecommerce, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds breakdown the post-campaign sales strategy for Deliverance and the goal of generating supply demand through controlled scarcity.
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Principles of a Thriving Business w/ Andrew’s #1 Mentor
Audience, Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds are joined by Julie Lowen to discuss mentorship and the principles of businesses that thrive.
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Establishing Relationships Vs Making Transactions
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Personal Growth, Pre-marketing
Rosemary Litoff joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to expound the necessity of building customer relationships for business success.
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Lab Rats & Life Balance
Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss what causes work life imbalance and what you can do to bring things back to normality.
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Maximizing Physical Energy & Mental Focus For Crowdfunding
The Crowdfunding Nerds interview weight loss coach and personal trainer, Dan Whaley on how to maximize your physical energy and mental focus for crowdfunding
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How To Get Better At Marketing Your Game
Audience, Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss several resources that will help you market your game!
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Why Being Positive Will Make You More Money
Audience, Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about being positive when things are mostly negative and how it can aid you in winning favour with your backers!
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Marketing Tinyfolks On Steam With Pierre Vandermaesen
Behind the Business, Personal Growth, Video Games
Pierre Vandermaesen, indie game developer of Tinyfolks joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the challenges of developing and marketing video games for Steam.
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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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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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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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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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8 Business Ideas You Need To Know For Your Kickstarter
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Nerds, Personal Growth
While cleaning his office Sexy Irish Sean finds an old notebook with some business advice that you need to know about before going to Kickstarter!
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