Summary: In this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we interviewed Dylan Robertson and Mitchell Coburn, the founders of Respira, an air-purifying garden that takes care of itself. Respira's design is rooted in nature, and backed by technology. Dylan and Mitchell focused on designing healthier indoor spaces by connecting them to nature and improving indoor air quality. Learn how Dylan and Mitchell raised over $240,000 with more than 300 backers for their Kickstarter campaign.<br> Topics Discussed and Key Crowdfunding Takeaways<br> <br> * Insight into what led to the creation of Respira<br> * How Dylan and Mitchell named Respira<br> * Why Dylan and Mitchell chose Kickstarter for their campaign<br> * How Respira's campaign would have looked different if they could do it again<br> * Advice Dylan has to offer about finding a successful path for your product<br> <br> Links<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/respira/respira-the-air-purifying-garden-that-takes-care-of-itself">Respira's Kickstarter Campaign</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671759086/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0671759086&linkCode=as2&tag=artofthekic-20&linkId=193537fcb9550449424e2cbd80176d1b">Meditations for Men Who Do Too Much by Jonathon Lazear</a><br> * <a href="http://respira.ca">Respira's Website</a><br> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/respira_air/">Respira's Instagram</a><br> <br> Note: As an Amazon Associate, Art of the Kickstart may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.<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> <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 2000 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 ProductHype, 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. Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart. Today I am joined with a tag team. I’ve got Dylan Robertson and Mitchell Coburn, the founders of Respira. Dylan, Mitchell, thank you guys for joining us today on Art of the Kickstart.<br> <br> Dylan:<br> Thank you, Roy. We appreciate you allowing us on here to share our story.<br> <br> Mitchell:<br> Pleasure to be here.<br> <br> Roy Morejon:<br> Yeah, so I absolutely love these sorts of products. We spend so much time indoors, right? Like everybody, I think you guys said in your Kickstarter campaign video, we spend about 90% of our time indoors and you guys have t...
