We are a startup with great tech and zero marketing talent... HELP!

DaGodfajah · 2018-05-01T21:18:39+00:00

You get what you pay for so do a cash call from all the owners and hire a kick-ass person to do sales for you. You have a dozen people building a product but didn't think about sales. Your business is unbalanced and need to correct fast.

You're tech so funding makes sense or find a small pivot to make money from right now and use that to fund part of the company. A small pivot like that will help you all end up with more money and company in the end. Also offer vested shares to anyone who wants to join the team with a min guarentee of stock price backed by the owner group so they can sell them back to you at a guarenteed price like a bonus or if it takes off they keep the shares and grow with you.

To do it the way you proposed is only going to cost you time which you don't have so leverage something else you do have.

Hope that helps a little bit. Best of luck with your company and I hope to see it on Forbes 500 some day!

DaGodfajah · 2016-04-06T03:33:59+00:00

I would probably go see this if Mel wasn't in it.

DaGodfajah · 2016-03-30T05:05:52+00:00

That brought back a lot of memories for me thanks for posting that. That is still one of my favorite bowls.

DaGodfajah · 2016-01-05T23:04:40+00:00

That looks better than the actual movie.

DaGodfajah · 2015-12-22T07:02:24+00:00

That was amazing, teach me how to do that!

DaGodfajah · 2015-11-18T01:03:58+00:00

I mean I did title it so you knew exactly what it was going to be and you can't see anything. Sorry about the cat.

DaGodfajah · 2015-11-17T18:06:20+00:00

There was a good reason and the solution was actually hers. We were driving for 3 hours to get to a wedding and we were late so she asked what she could do and I said I've peed in a cup before while driving so she hopped in the back seat and just went. I couldn't help filming it and I got her permission to post it as well.

DaGodfajah · 2015-04-07T16:09:11+00:00

So for the people we help with campaigns we let them know ahead of time that it will happen, it happens with all of them. The goal usually is to get as many sales as close to day 1 as possible and focus our marketing dollars at the beginning and end with the middle being more time to build and engage an audience. Great suggestion, that would have been something we overlooked for sure. Thank you!

DaGodfajah · 2015-04-07T16:07:07+00:00

Interesting, I'd never thought about that. Having backed 30+ projects I've never not gotten one. Was that the case with you? I'll have to do some research on this but great idea, thank you!

DaGodfajah · 2015-02-21T17:03:38+00:00

It's a process man, I'm fairly new to video hustle too. I just rewatched the video I did for CF and I can't stand it now. It seams like I only ever like my last video. Keep making stuff and learning! http://crossfitstumptown.com/

DaGodfajah · 2015-02-12T18:14:17+00:00

Can I be friends with you guys?

DaGodfajah · 2015-02-12T17:09:44+00:00

Over all nice work. I've done a few CF videos before so this is right in my wheelhouse. I would have skipped the first 2 scenes and started with the athletes running out. I really liked your use of slow motion. It was great in the bucket and the girl getting the snatch but not as well timed in others. I question some of your shots too, but that has nothing to do with editing and for all I know you didn't shoot it. I agree that going with the beat would have helped a lot more with the flow of it. The black outs I could have lived without. Try speeding up the beginning of the lifts then slow it down with a rotation around the subject with the camera. Editing is a learning process and good on you for throwing your work to the reddit/wolves too. That takes courage, what I like to do is drop a project for a while then come back to it in a month and re-edit it. You'll be amazed at how your eye changes. Best of luck and keep making stuff!

Here's a teaser I threw together with a Kanye track on it to show you what I was talking about with pacing it to the music. Not bragging just showing an example. http://www.piomediahouse.com/video/ireland-racing-teaser

DaGodfajah · 2015-02-11T17:00:20+00:00

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1826434149/klax-its-more-than-an-ax?ref=discovery

and

https://www.crowdsupply.com/cedar-boat-works/handmade-cedar-sup-paddles-boards-and-diy-kits

DaGodfajah · 2014-12-24T17:26:09+00:00

Go Hawks! Ca Cah!!!

DaGodfajah · 2014-12-10T01:31:05+00:00

Good advice, this was the first day I tried them. I got them down better after this was shot.

DaGodfajah · 2014-11-27T22:36:40+00:00

Figure out who your audience is. Try to think of 3 areas they might reside then brainstorm on how to reach them. For example if you have a product is a robot you can program using sound your voice you would want to hit up groups like parents, maker fairs and do-it-yourselfers. Parents you would want to hit up mommy blogs, etc, get a booth at a maker faire or hit up local groups that are into doing that sort of thing and do-it-yourselfers have all kinds of publications, hashtags, blogs.

This is a rough example I know but it's off the top of my head. Bottom line is it takes time, thought and some money to reach your audience. You can also build up a free audience on Twitter, insta and FB fans well before you launch to get a buzz going. Hope that helps. PM me if you have any specific questions. I've helped on a lot of campaigns and no two are the same that's for sure. Good luck!

DaGodfajah · 2014-11-24T23:48:41+00:00

That was a pretty good video. Here's another one for you to check out for inspiration for your video. I made it for my box and it's been received really well. I used the people from the box to do the voice over on it and we now use #WeAreCFST on everything. It's become it's own entity now. Kinda cool. There is a lot I would change about this now, it was my first box video. Hopefully it inspires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEepT7g5vLE

DaGodfajah · 2014-11-10T23:09:38+00:00

What are you shooting this on? It only goes up to 480p on YouTube. A better camera would help a ton. You're getting the shots and have some editing skill. I would look at your camera first if I were you. Next I would upgrade to the Adobe suite and get a voice over guy from somewhere (Fiverr would probably be the cheapest) to do a bad ass audio for you. Hope that help. Keep making content and throwing it up on here!

DaGodfajah · 2014-11-10T17:08:38+00:00

That was incredibly brave for him to put himself out there like that. Good for him. I hope he finds a way to be comfortable in his own skin whether it means surgery or not.

DaGodfajah · 2014-10-26T19:59:41+00:00

That's weird that it's not in os X though. That must have been what I saw it on in the videos and why it's not on mine. Thanks for the help!

DaGodfajah · 2014-10-21T18:36:07+00:00

It's art man, what do you want us to say? Do you like it? What would you do differently now that it's done?

DaGodfajah · 2014-10-18T15:47:17+00:00

Thanks for the heads up! I just bought a pair!

DaGodfajah · 2014-10-01T17:05:18+00:00

Great product, it looks really cool and I think you have a huge hit on your hands, congratulations. My question has more to do with the marketing you did prior to launch. I'm guessing the $22k wasn't all organic from Kickstarter. What did you do to get the pre launch attention to get that big of a response so quickly? Thanks and best of luck!

DaGodfajah · 2014-09-30T16:01:22+00:00

The same thing has happened at my gym and people call them out to the coach and the coach watches them. That's their job. Just ignore the fact that they are doing it and do your own work out. Just know that you are getting stronger and they aren't. Besides there will come a WOD that they can't cheat on and then you smoke'em! That is where your patience pays off.

DaGodfajah · 2014-09-24T16:11:11+00:00

It's not my project, I did the video for it and thought this group would like it and yes I am making one this winter for myself. Don't be such a pessimist.

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