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93 Rejections, One Revolution: How Indiegogo Changed Crowdfunding Forever

12/15/2025 • 67 min

What happens when three outsiders try to reinvent access to money… during the worst financial crisis in decades? Before Kickstarter. Before GoFundMe. Before crowdfunding became a thing, there was Indiegogo, an idea born from frustration, inequity, and more than 93 rejections from investors. It was a funding platform built not for banks, studios or gatekeepers… b… Play episode

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Advice Line with Jane Wurwand of Dermalogica (2024)
Meridith Baer Home: Meridith Baer. She Started Over at 50 and Put Home Sta…
Advice Line with Bill Creelman of Spindrift
Hydro Flask: Travis Rosbach. How a thirsty surfer changed the water bottle…
Advice Line with Anthony Casalena of Squarespace
Gymshark: Ben Francis. From pizza delivery to billion-dollar fitness bran…
Advice Line with Chet Pipkin of Belkin International
Backroads: Tom Hale. How a desk worker became a trailblazer in active trav…
Advice Line with Tariq Farid of Edible Arrangements
Babylist: Natalie Gordon. How a new mom used nap time to build a $500M bus…
Advice Line with Niraj Shah of Wayfair
Nuts.com: Jeff Braverman. From Corner Store to Snacktime Powerhouse
Advice Line with John Zimmer of Lyft
Magnolia: Chip & Joanna Gaines. From House Flipping to Household Name
Advice Line with Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips
Faherty Brand: Alex and Mike Faherty. How Jersey Shore + Manhattan Chic g…
Advice Line with Michael Dubin of Dollar Shave Club
Pressbox and Tide Cleaners: Vijen Patel. The $1.99 Gamble That Built a Nat…
Advice Line with Tony Xu of Doordash
Craigslist: Craig Newmark — The Forrest Gump of the Internet
Advice Line with Randy Hetrick of TRX
Poppi: Allison and Stephen Ellsworth. From Farmers Market Vinegar Drink t…
Advice Line with Bobbi Brown of Jones Road Beauty
Nirav Tolia: Nextdoor. How neighborhood chatter went global
Advice Line with Dave Weiner of Priority Bicycles
Carlton Calvin: Razor. The wild rise, collapse, and reinvention of a mobil…
Advice Line: Playing to Your Strengths
Don Vultaggio: AriZona Beverage Company - The Snap Decision That Outsmarte…
Advice Line with Tim Ferriss
(July 2021) Ben Chestnut: From Side Business to $12 Billion – The Accident…
Advice Line with Jamie Siminoff of Ring (August 2024)
Madison Reed: Amy Errett
Exclusive Update: The Chef Who Shocked the Culinary World and Why He’s Cha…
Crumbl: Jason McGowan
Advice Line with Mei Xu of Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blueme
Simon Cowell: Music Mogul
Advice Line with Isaac Larian of MGA Entertainment
Torchy's Tacos: Mike Rypka
Advice Line with Troy Carter of Atom Factory
WHOOP: Will Ahmed
Advice Line with Justin McLeod of Hinge
Chobani: Hamdi Ulukaya (2022)
Advice Line with Norma Kamali of Norma Kamali (2024)
Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves (2021)
Advice Line with Jim Koch of Boston Beer Company (August 2024)
Talenti: Josh Hochschuler
Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method

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