Launch a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign with Christopher Hawker

Fund Your Dream and Learn the Secrets for Building a Prosperous Crowdfunding Campaign

Launch a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
  • 20 video lessons
  • 5 hours and 32 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Crowdfunding is becoming a more widespread way for passionate entrepreneurs to fund their projects, and yet the process of creating a campaign that engages, sells, and excels can be overwhelming. Now is the time to learn how to do it right in Launch a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign with Christopher Hawker. Chris has been so successful crowdfunding that his first campaign was funded 5538% over its goal. Chris and his team have brought dozens of products to market – setting records in fundraising and earning accolades in The New York Times, Fast Company, and TechCrunch. In this class, Chris will help you develop a winning strategy for each and every stage of the crowdfunding process – from ensuring your product or idea is ready, to choosing the right platform to launching, maintaining, and marketing a campaign. Not only do you get the incredibly valuable financial calculator bonus material that breaks down the numbers for so you can figure out the exact dollar amount for your campaign goal and campaign perks. 

You will also learn how to:

  • Develop, set and reach your funding goals 
  • Craft a compelling campaign page to help sell your idea 
  • Make a compelling video and build buzz on social media
  • Attract new backers and develop stand-out marketing for your campaign 
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a designer, an inventor, or an artist, this class will help you give you the strategies and tactics as well as the confidence you need to make your campaign a huge financial success.

Course Instructor

Christopher Hawker

Christopher Hawker

Chris Hawker is the Founder of Trident Design, LLC, located in Columbus, Ohio. He’s spent the last 20 years thinking up, designing, developing and selling iconic consumer products in a variety of industries. From one-of-a-kind cooking utensils to high tech innovations, Chris and his team have brought dozens of products to market. Gadget fans probably know Chris best by way of the massively popular PowerSquid and Onion Goggles. More recently, crowdfunding fans may recognize Chris from Trident Design’s record-setting fundraising campaigns.

Launch a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign with Christopher Hawker is rated 5.0 stars by 13 students

  • Elizabeth B. Jun 3, 2016

    This was very helpful. I feel like it answered so many of my questions. It made me realize what a huge commitment crowdfunding is! As an entrepreneur I can see how this video saves trident a lot of time on calls and emails explaining what needs to be done. Great idea! I am amazed at how much technology is involved and online or social media marketing. I better develop a stronger team with millennials who know how to make it happen. Thank you.

  • David M. Feb 5, 2016

    Chris goes into the depth required to own this material in a way that is both essential and inspiring. Although my best friend launched 10 out of 11 successful Kickstarter projects, I could not learn from him through osmosis all the amazing material Chris has covered here in detail! The patent research information alone makes it worth the price! I highly recommend this course.

  • Kunal S. Feb 5, 2016

    I was fortunate to be part of the live audience for this course. It was truly amazing! Chris does a great job of providing tactical and strategic insight behind crowdfunding campaigns. One of my favorite tools was the spreadsheet he has developed to determine crowdfunding goals. I also think Chris is a very humble, knowledgeable guy who genuinely wants you to succeed in your crowdfunding efforts. I highly recommend this course of anyone who is serious about crowdfunding.

  • Karen L. Feb 3, 2016

    Amazing! Thanks, I was contemplating and back and forthing on whether or not to do a campaign but this is amazing info show how to see how to make a try and increase chances for success.

  • Jade C. Feb 3, 2016

    Well firstly - I stayed up all night !! Chris's passion is palpable, his knowledge is probably the best there is. No stone unturned. I have followed many crowd funding experts and most don't have the depth of knowledge, are not good trainers, and the cost of those programs were ridiculous. With Chris, nothing is missing .. you have every single solitary nuance of the process covered extensively, and he is an excellent teacher- and I can't afford not to buy this inspirational course. Can't wait to get access to the class materials, Thanks so much to Chris and to Creative Live for finding him !

  • Tip W. Feb 3, 2016

    Chris Hawker and Creative Live are ROCKSTARS! They provided me enough detail to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign. I recommend anyone who is in San Francisco to go to the live class. Chris is very knowledgeable and gives you the real deal about starting, growing, and funding your dream. Highly recommended!

  • Suzanne Y. Feb 3, 2016

    I'm a digital marketing consultant with yadaCreative, and I help many people through their crowdfunding campaigns, but mostly in content (art, music, writing, etc.) It was exceptional to learn through the eyes of products, and Chris was a great teacher that opened up new insights. One example: I had known about split-testing with YouTube ads, but I never thought to apply it to crowdfunding, and that's a perfect way for musicians to test their messaging before they launch their Kickstarter. Really great insights. Highly recommended!

  • K. Feb 3, 2016

    Really helpful class for anyone planning to launch a crowdfunding campaign! Christopher was a great presenter (very comfortable and relaxed), and he clearly knew the topic extremely well. His presentation was very thorough and well thought out. One thing I would've like to have seen is more questions taken from the virtual audience. There were quite a few on the thread, but the moderator only passed along a few of them to Christopher to answer. Another thing that would have been very helpful is advice about creating successful crowdfunding campaigns that are for projects or experiences or ideas, rather than for physical products (which this class was focused on). Maybe Christopher can do a short crowdfunding part II class?? But I still give this class an A+!

  • Shes C. Feb 3, 2016

    Chris Hawker was amazing and discussed what a crowdfunding campaign is, how to launch a successful one, and what to do during and after the campaign. Along with the class, there were valuable tools included. Additionally, he discussed the pros and cons of running a campaign with honesty.

  • S. Feb 3, 2016

    This course was EXTREMELY helpful! So glad that I was able to catch the whole thing live and be able to comment and ask questions in the live chat. The class left me with so many takeaways (and pages of notes) because Christopher Hawker just had so much helpful insight on how to plan, execute, and follow-though on your own crowdfunding campaign. Particularly the emphasis on the importance of the first 48 hours, and how to activate your personal network got me thinking this is something very tangible and doable if you just put in the time and effort! Thanks CreativeLive, and Christopher, one of the best I've stopped in on yet!

  • Bee G. Feb 3, 2016

    I really enjoyed this class. Christopher Hawker shared a lot of information in a clear, concise manner. The bonus tools will be invaluable as my company moves forward with a crowdfunding campaign. Thank you!

  • Seana W. Feb 3, 2016

    Very smooth and informative. And very well presented. And a great investment.

  • D. Feb 3, 2016

    he gives lots of good info, but , I don't get how this might translate to a fundraising campaign that is geared toward ,say, raising money for a service such as rising money for veterans to help them get free buss travel. this is not an actual product, and people giving money to this sort of campaign ,won't see any actual returns on their investments, so it seems a different sort of campaign than what he discusses.

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