15 Sep 036: How to crush Kickstarter and get a Hollywood A-list celebrity as your business partner
[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/_ThJCd9e8AA'] [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/hookedonstartups/Hooked_on_Startups_036_-_Edwin_Benton.mp3[/embed] Ever had that sinking feeling when you’re out to dinner and all your friends are staring at their phones? Ever felt the world needs more love, more laughter, more creativity – everybody coming together to have fun? That’s exactly why Edwin Benton created Slang N Friends – a brilliantly funny, engaging, unique card game that uses Slang words to bring people together. Find out how Edwin came up with the idea for this game… How he overcame countless challenges to bring it from concept to reality.. How he managed to land Hollywood A-lister Ludacris as his partner.. And how you can get a unique version of Slang n Friends on Kickstarter…..if you’re quick! Guaranteed you’re friends won’t be staring at their phones when you bring out this game!13 Sep 035: Want to know how to build reliable revenue for your business using Facebook advertising?
[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/0MhWzcP5DcY'] [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/hookedonstartups/Hooked_on_Startups_035_-_Billy_Broas.mp3[/embed] Want to build reliable revenue into your business using Facebook advertising? Do you know the difference between likes, shares, viral messages, content and advertising? In this episode I’m joined by Facebook advertising guru Billy Broas. Founder of the hugely successful Homebrew Academy, Billy uses his intimate knowledge of his successful Facebook advertising campaigns and years of experience in the trenches of a “real” business to ramp up revenue for his clients. Discover how good copywriting is critical for the success of your ad campaign. Find out how the playbook for small businesses is different to the strategy that works for big brands. Building an audience doesn’t pay the bills. To find out what does, listen to this episode!08 Sep 034: Your past does not have to dictate your future – with Sam Morris, founder of Zen Warrior Training
[embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/hookedonstartups/Hooked_on_Startups_034_-_Sam_Morris.mp3[/embed] Fear makes you something that you’re not. It’s something we all suffer, but it’s also something we can get beyond so we can live our lives full of joy, freedom and vitality. In this powerful episode I’m joined by Sam Morris, founder of Zen Warrior Training. In 1999, just after leading a bicycling trip for nine teenagers across the United States, Sam was in a car accident caused by a drunk driver which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Determined to not become the victim of his circumstances, Sam learned and created a system of mental and physical training based in Zen philosophy, meditation and somatic disciplines that healed his mind and body and brought him more vitality and clarity than he had before his injury. In this episode we discuss how your circumstances do not have to define you, and how you can choose a life based on your intention. We talk about how truly transformative Sam’s work is for his clients. Find out how to get outside the habitual thoughts you have about yourself and tap into a deeper truth about who you are.05 Sep 033: Remember Tom Cruise’s computer in Minority Report? You ain’t seen nothing yet! With Philippe Lewicki of Afternow.io
[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/W3dLnkfb-2c'] [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/hookedonstartups/Hook_on_Startups_033_-_Philippe_Lewicki.mp3[/embed] Remember Tom Cruise’s computer in Minority Report? You ain’t seen nothing yet. In this episode I chat with Philippe Lewicki – tech visionary, founder and CEO of AfterNow – an augmented reality company and one of the pioneers of developing content for experiences in mixed and augmented reality. We’re all flat-screeners. Everything we do today with our computers, tablets and smartphones is based on the designs of rectangular screen. Lookout world, because this is all going to change. The changes that mixed reality and augmented reality will bring to our lives will be seismic. Remember how the mouse revolutionized the way we interacted with the pc? The impact of AR and MR will be like that, but a thousand fold. Ever dreamed of truly immersive entertainment where you can actually live the experience, rather than just being a spectator or seeing it in third person? How about truly holographic interaction with other people? Find out how this technology is just around the corner….01 Sep 032: From punk rock bassist to NASA rocket scientist – the amazing story of Mike Paul Hughes
[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/NHJbM50ll_g'] [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/hookedonstartups/Hooked_on_Startups_032_-_Mike_Paul_Hughes.mp3[/embed] From punk rock bassist to NASA rocket scientist – the amazing story of Mike Paul Hughes This is a story of grit, inspiration and pure dogged determination. Awarded NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal, Mike is a truly exceptional rocket scientist, NASA engineer, music producer, composer, writer and inspirational speaker.
Working in a print shop by day and playing in a rock group at night, the odds were stacked against him. Following his dream of becoming an aerospace engineer was going to be no easy task.
He didn’t have the grades and he didn’t have the money. It could have been so easy just to give up, to abandon his dream, to go back to his day job.
But he knew nothing was going to stop him. After the Challenger disaster, Mike knew that aerospace was his calling.
And so, under the dim light of a 40W bulb, reading math books rescued from the trash, Mike began his amazing journey.
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