Summary: In this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we interviewed CEO of Thomas and Darden, Nathan George. Nathan is the creator of Kube4, a premium portable, wireless, and waterproof entertainment system. Kube4 has recently crossed over $100,000 raised on Kickstarter, putting it in the top 4% of all Kickstarter campaigns.<br> Topics Discussed and Key Crowdfunding Takeaways<br> <br> * Nathan's entrepreneurial start from selling Airheads at the bus stop to real estate to founding KubeSound<br> * How Nathan went from wanting to sell Kube4 out of the back of a trailer at football games to being featured as a top product by WIRED magazine<br> * What prep work the KubeSound team did in advance of their launch<br> * How Nathan and his team decided which features to include and optimize with the Kube4<br> * Advice for entrepreneurs looking to make partnerships<br> <br> Links<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1903161830/kube4-portable-speaker-with-concert-like-sound" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kube4 on Kickstarter</a><br> * <a href="https://new.kubesound.com/new-kube/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KubeSound Website</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804139296/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0804139296&linkCode=as2&tag=artofthekic-20&linkId=7546f4358a5b89bcb05e2c8eba03111f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zero to One by Peter Thiel</a><br> <br> Sponsors<br> <a href="https://producthype.co/"></a>Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by ProductHype, the leading crowdfunding newsletter. Publishing weekly, ProductHype showcases five of the best, most innovative and exciting crowdfunding projects in an absurdly unique way. Their audience of more than 300,000 crowdfunding fans regularly back featured products and eagerly awaits the newsletter to learn about the new ideas that creators are bringing to market. <a href="https://producthype.co/most-powerful-crowdfunding-newsletter/?utm_source=Banner&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=AOTKPost&utm_id=AOTK" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more</a> about having your project featured in ProductHype, or join the HypeSquad today!<br> <br> Transcript<br> View this episode's transcript<br> Roy Morejon:<br> Welcome, entrepreneurs and startups to Art of the Kickstart, the podcast that every entrepreneur needs to listen to before you launch. I’m your host, Roy Morejon, President and Founder of Enventys Partners, the world’s only turnkey product launch company that has helped over 2,000 innovations successfully raise over $400 million in capital since 2010. Each week, I interview a crowdfunding success story, an inspirational entrepreneur, or a business expert in order to help you take your startup to the next level. This show would not be possible without our main sponsor, Product Hype, a 300,000 member crowdfunding media site and newsletter that’s generated millions of dollars in sales for over a thousand top-tier projects since 2017. Check out producthype.co to subscribe to the weekly newsletter. Now, let’s get on with the show.<br> Roy Morejon:<br> Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart. Today, I am talking with the CEO of Thomas and Darden, Nathan George, the creator of Kube4, a premium portable entertainment system. Nathan, thank you so much for joining us today on Art of the Kickstart.<br> Nathan George:<br> Sure, thanks for having me, Roy.<br> Roy Morejon:<br> Really excited about today’s conversation. I think it would be prudent for me to jump in and say let’s talk a little bit first about your background because you’ve seen and done a lot of things, and been very successful with many things. What’s led you to this point and what led you to start as an entrepreneur?<br> Nathan George:<br> I don’t know.
