Funded Today

11 statements across 1 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 8, 2016 by Zach Smith · said 17 times in 2 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Feb 8, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Funded Today operates on a three-tier model of paid media, press, and networking
“We kind of say we're a three-tiered system where we focus on paid media, landing press, and then we call it cross collaborations or networking, and that's essentially the pre-launch.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 7:58 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Zach Smith: Funded Today's crowdfunding backer email list exceeds one million
“Oh, it's a million strong or more now.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 14:30 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Smith: Funded Today pays 10 to 65 cents per click for leads
“Oh, we don't talk too much about our margins and things of how we do it, but I would say on the low ball, at 10 cents a click, on the high ball, 60, 65 cents a click, so.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 4:45 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 positive
Assertion Supported
Nathan Latka: Funded Today has raised over $40M across 300+ crowdfunding campaigns
“His name is Zach Smith, and he is the co-founder and CEO of Funded Today, the world's leading crowdfunding agency, having raised over forty million dollars and counting for over 300 campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.”
Nathan Latka Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 1:06 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Smith: Instagram is the next big advertising channel for crowdfunding
“Pinterest is actually starting to take up some effort, and Instagram is the next big thing, in my opinion.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 5:39 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Smith: Funded Today gets 30% opt-in rates on pre-launch product pages
“We were getting about a 30% opt-in rate, so.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 5:00 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Zach Smith: Funded Today charges a 35% commission on crowdfunding campaigns
“Our standard percentage is 35% across the board.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 11:47 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Zach Smith: Funded Today operates as a completely remote company
“We built our company kind of like 39 signals where we're all completely remote.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 14:43 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Zach Smith: Funded Today runs its entire business on Skype
“We run our entire business on Skype, and I think it's the way we do Skype, I could give an entire training on how efficient we are on Skype.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 21:12 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Zach Smith: Funded Today aims to double revenue to $16M in 2016
“We'd like to double that, and we think it's very realistic.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 15:02 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Feb 8, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Zach Smith: Funded Today generated $8 million in 2015 revenue
“About eight million.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 14:58 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
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