Art of the Kickstart

From laid off to innovative inventor Sidi Huang's story of creating the simple ZipSeam is inspirational for all and a great way to tailor all your clothes. Easy, innovative and amazingly useful are the name of the crowdfunding game. The ZipSeam Campaign Success Quote "Just get out there and do it." Links * ZipSeams Influential Books * The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich * Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!: Make Your Million-Dollar Idea into a Reality   Connect with Sidi * @zipseams * ZipSeam's Facebook Love the Show? Leave us a Review

Today's Kickstarter creative Sam Pearce hops on the Art of the Kickstart to share the story of revolutionizing in-wheel suspension for better biking performance. A simple idea is working to transform the world. The Loopwheels Campaign Success Quote "Just do one thing well. Don't get distracted." -Anonymous Links * Loopwheels   Connect with Sam * @Loopwheels * Loopwheel's Facebook Love the Show? Leave us a Review

Today's guest Patrick Whaley is a former Georgia Tech grad, gun shot survivor and super hard working entrepreneurial juggernaut. His company and mission center around uncompromising quality and better training gear to revolutionize athletics. The Titin Compression Campaign Success Quote "You only live once." -YOLO Links * Titin Tech Epic Books * Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco   Connect with Patrick * @TitinTech * Titin's Facebook Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Today inspired social entrepreneur Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan joins the Art of the Kickstart to share the story of collegiate creators looking to help third world rickshaw drivers revolutionize their driving. Let's hybridize and reduce harmful pollution in India. The Surya Conversions Campaign Success Quote "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -Neil Armstrong Links * SuryaConversions.com Epic Books * Outliers: The Story of Success * Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything * Startup Leadership: How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises   Connect with Maithreyi * @SuryaConversion Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Guys Adam Rodnitzky of Occipital is here today to share the tech story of a software startup revolutionizing the world of mobile hardware. Their structure sensor is the next generation tech taking smartphones into a 3D era of awesomeness. PS. They raised $1.3 million :) The Structure Sensor Campaign Success Quote "It all starts with the product." -Anonymous Links * Structure.io * Occipital.com * Adam's Blog hiad.am Epic Books * The Four Steps to the Epiphany * The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do   Connect with Adam * @rodtwitsky And the Occipital Team * @occipital * @structure Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Amazing interview with a legendary Kickstarter creator...Today Peter Treadway of ACTON joins the podcast to share his innovative designs moving people through the world in crazy Back to the Future-esque ways. Prepare to invent. The RocketSkates Campaign Success Quote "Always keep one foot in the known and one in the unknown." -Anonymous "Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstein Links * Acton Epic Books * Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives * Neuromancer * Snow Crash   Connect with Peter * @ACTONglobal Kickstarter Love * TikTok Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Superstar designer Rich Thrush joins the Art of the Kickstart podcast to share his experience creating amazing products. During the interview we cover his and his brother's awesome leaning tricycle to teach kids how to ride and tons of other useful insights to boost business success. The Dreisch Leaning Trike Campaign Success * Dieter Rams' 10 Principles of Success Links * Dreisch Trike * Terrible Design by Phillipe Starck Epic Books * Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans * Designing Interactions * Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)   Connect with the Guys * @dreischtrike Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Who says leave the past to the past? Today experienced designer Kendal Liddle hops on the line to share his story as an entrepreneur innovating 20's and 30's era quality American products for a modern era. These bags rock and principles are powerful. The Hyde Bag Campaign Success Quote "Just Do It." -Nike Links * KendalHyde.com Epic Books * Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!   Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Physicist, inventor and accomplished entrepreneur Shahriar Afshar joins the Art of the Kickstart to share his exciting journey in the arena of virtual reality and how physics, business and crowdfunding are the ultimate trifecta of success. Prepare to be blown away, Oculus style. The KOR-FX Campaign Success Quote "If you are not passionate about what you are doing in life you are not really living. Passion is life." -Anonymous Links * KOR-FX Epic Books * The Leader In You * Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way * The World As I See It   Connect with Shahriar * @KorfxHaptics Kickstarter Love * The Micro 3D Printer Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Serial entrepreneur and Kickstarter creator Michael Werner joins Art of the Kickstart to share his epic journey of entrepreneurship and eventual crowdfunding success with brew master bliss. The Synek Campaign Success Quote "Think about things differently and think about different things" -Anonymous Links * Synek System Epic Books * The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses * The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich * Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! * Moby Dick   Connect with Michael * @SynekSystem * mwerner@syneksystem.com Kickstarter Love * Oculus Rift * PicoBrew Love the Show? Leave us a Review    

Transform the telephoto awesomeness of your smartphone with Snapzoom. This Hawaii hero company of creation and photography innovated an amazing product to take DSLR quality photos with any phone. With over six figures on Kickstarter these guys dominated. The Snapzoom Campaign Success Quote "Just believe that you can make it happen. Strive for it. Go for it" -Anonymous Links * Snapzooms * Snapzoom's Engadget Press   Connect with Daniel * @SnapzoomHawaii Kickstarter Love * Coolest Cooler Love the Show? Leave us a Review

From China to Italy and everywhere in between Stefano Mangini is traveling the global and innovating the world for good. This crazy creative is changing the way people commute. Stopping the rain, staying stylish and transforming travel is the mantra of this Restless Traveller. The Funnell Eject Campaign Success Quote "Strive for your quest." -Anonymous Links * Restless Travellers * Stefano's amazing pictures Influential Books * Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything * Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension * Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life   Connect with Stefano * @rTravellers * Facebook Love the Show? Leave us a Review

Prepare to be inspired. In today's awesome episode Eddy Zhong, CEO of the high school team of Blanc Watches joins the program to share his story. This is an amazing story of creation, innovation and amazing success. Learn from these inspirational entrepreneurs. The Spark Watch Campaign Success Quote "You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." -Steve Jobs Links * Blanc * Robert Herjavec Influential Books * Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki   Connect with Eddy * eddy@wearblanc.com Kickstarter Love * Potato Salad Love the Show? Leave us a Review

Internet entrepreneur and back pain plagued Eric Jeffrey joins the Art of the Kickstart to share how a common calamity of health and healing in one's own life can build the basis of a successful business and epic crowdfunding campaign. The Massage Track Campaign Success Quote "Make creating value the entire focus of my day. Create more value than I capture." -Anonymous Links * Massage Track * Fundzinger Influential Books * Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm * Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years   Connect with Eric * @massagetrack  Love for Kickstarter * TGT Wallets * Qlipter Love the Show? Leave us a Review

Brenda Brundage joins the Art of the Kickstart to share her success story taking an innovative idea for runners and athletes everywhere. No pockets? No problem. RooSport revolutionizes the world of fitness and shows the strength of determine entrepreneurs can create. The RooSport Campaign Success Quote "Luck is the dividend of sweat. The more you sweat the luckier you get." -Ray Kroc Links * RooSport Influential Books * Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office * How to Stop Worrying and Start Living * How to Win Friends & Influence People Connect with Brenda * @theroosport Kickstarter Love * Potato Salad Love the Show? Leave us a Review