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Created 12 years ago in Funding / Crowdfunding
• Co-Founder of Teams that launched 2 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter & Indiegogo in the Summer of 2012 and Spring of 2011. Can share my experience in this journey.
• Hit Minimum Goal of $100,000 USD in 45 Business Days.
• Within 3 weeks of campaign launch featured in Mashable, Cult of Mac, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Wired (USA & Japan), NBC News, Cool Hunting, The Times, Hypebeast, & More.
• Internal PR outreach + PR Firm (The Silver Telegram (LA)) + Team + HD Video + Inspirational Idea = Goal Hit
• Teams that work together 3+ months before a campaign launches will be successful. We spent months talking to bloggers & reporters. Attending industry events made for easier introductions.
• Crowdsourcing is a TEAM effort. Core team should be local. Always be positive.
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Sean Simone
San Jose, CA
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Founder of Yellow Jacket Stun Gun iPhone Case: $100K+ raised on Indiegogo ('12) & $2M+ raised from angel investors ('13). Established multiple manufacturing relationships in Shanghai & Shenzhen China ('13 & '14). Launched two separate smartphone accessories at CES ('14 & '15). Passionate about helping other hardware entrepeneurs.
Reviews (20)
Sean was great to deal with. Very quick to grasp the core problems we're trying to tackle. Diligent in following up post-call as well. Look forward to working with him.
Source: Clarity Adrian Mullan Feb 18, 2017Sean is a great guy and was most excellent help. Thanks Sean!
Source: Clarity Joel Wigton Aug 29, 2016Sean is great. On our call, I felt he was really good at identifying the most important aspect of any topic and explaining it. I definitely felt I had a lot more clarity after our call, and would be happy to schedule more in the future.
Source: Clarity Robert Christian Aug 24, 2016It was my second Call with Sean, and he was super helpful again!
Source: Clarity selcuk selvi Sep 6, 2015Sean was super helpful. He shared great insights that changed the game for my project. He even gave me direct feedback on my product drawings after he looked with his engineering team. Definitely will talk to him again
Source: Clarity selcuk selvi Aug 29, 2015Sean was great. He understands that time is of the essence on these calls. He gets to the point and has a great deal of knowledge. He's a sharp guy, well worth your time.
Source: Clarity amir atighehchi Aug 28, 2015Sean is a dedicated and passionate leader. He is confident and well-spoken. We worked with Sean primarily in media relations and branding. He has a very clear direction and goal oriented process that made working together and getting results all that much easier. While he was CEO of Yellow Jacket, Sean was a poised spokesperson in several successful media broadcast and in-person interviews. We were a huge hit at CES, where Sean was in several on-the-spot broadcast interviews. Sean always made himself available for interviews and was always on message. Working primarily with startups, we do not always have executives that are ready and willing to put their efforts into media relations with efficiency.
Source: LinkedIn Ronjini Joshua Feb 23, 2015Sean's commitment to supporting entrepreneurship and helping people is evidenced by his vision as co-founder of SeNSE. While still a student at LSU, Sean started a group focused on providing local entrepreneurs with opportunities to connect with other founders and investors. Since then, and under Sean's leadership, SeNSE has grown into an organization of over 800 members and which has successfully hosted 16 Pitch Night competitions.
Source: LinkedIn David Ogwyn Feb 23, 2015Sean is a loyal friend and an extremely self motivated person. He looks out for others and will try to help them before looking at his own agenda. He has personally helped me in my marketing efforts coming up with ideas and using his personal contacts to try and give me an edge into the market. Awesome guy and will probably be a life long friend. I would help Sean in a heartbeat without second thought.
Source: LinkedIn Tyler Terrebonne Feb 23, 2015I would like to take an opportunity to offer a formal recommendation for Sean Simone. I have know Sean for 13 years and he has exhibited the qualities of a determined leader.
Sean demonstrates an incredible intiative and strong dedication, he continues to thrive on being successful. He leads by example and I find his enthusiasm and dedication both inspiring and motivating. His social ability inspires confidence in others.
He continues to show determination to reach his goals and even beyond them. It is a pleasure working with him, when the opportunity arises.
Source: LinkedIn Pam Hovis Feb 23, 2015the startups.com platform
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