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Adam Lee, cofounder and CEO of Bohemian Guitars. The business sells guitars made out of recyclable materials, and the majority of its sales in through the website bohemianguitars.com. Nathan and his brother are now making over $1 million per year, and their initial marketing strategy focused on crowdfunding. Their marketing strategy has found the secret to making money through these crowdfunding sites.

Famous 5:

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• Favorite Business Book? \\u2013 Tribes by Seth Godin
• What CEO do you follow? \\u2014 Nick Woodman
• Favorite online tool? \\u2014

• Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\\u2014 Definitely not
• If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? \\u2014 I wish I wasn\\u2019t caught up in saving for the future

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 01:16 \\u2013 Nathan introduces Adam Lee, cofounder and CEO of Bohemian Guitars
• 01:40 \\u2013 The company is a retail brand and manufacturer, with guitars made out of recyclable materials
• 2:20 \\u2013 A guitar costs about $250, with $50 cost to produce
• 02:48 \\u2013 Most sales go through the website
• 03:05 \\u2013 They started in 2012 and have over 100 skews, for all custom guitars
• 03:22 -\\xa0 They have partners in China and a facility in Atlanta
• 04:07 \\u2013 The first year, their revenue was $16000
• 04:55 \\u2013 Their 2015 revenue was just under $1 million, due in part to success with a ukulele
• 05:58 \\u2013 There are a lot of players, and they are new to the space, so they try to draw people in with accessories.
• 06:55 \\u2013 They do a lot of crowdfunding to raise funds and test the crowd
• 07:31 \\u2013 Kickstarter and Indiegogo were both used, and are fairly comparable
• 08:24 \\u2013 They did a soft launch on Indiegogo with a party and low price initiative as well as an official launch online the next day
• 10:39 \\u2013 Their campaign was run for 30 days, with a goal to manufacture 1000 guitars.
• 12:04 \\u2013 An online campaign requires a lot of work and preparation\\u2014you need a story to tell.
• 13:03 \\u2013 You can pressure people to still buy after reaching the Kickstart goal by adding incentives.
• 14:00 \\u2013 When you agree to purchase, Indiegogo and the company will email you, and you will be invited to an exclusive online community.
• 14:44 \\u2013 They will now try to run a campaign on their own website.
• 15:21 \\u2013 Follow Adam on Twitter
• 17:19 \\u2013 Adam does the Famous Five

3 Key Points:

• Nathan and his brother came up with a unique idea and are now making over $1 million per year.
• Bohemian Guitars focused a lot on crowdfunding, and is continuing to try out new online marketing methods.
• The company gets buys with incentives that have short deadlines.

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Resources Mentioned:

• Host Gator \\u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
• Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
• Leadpages\\xa0 \\u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
• Audible \\u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he\'s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

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• Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

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