Mindbug: Raising $800,000 & Joining Forces w/ a Gaming Legend (and Great Grandson of a US President)

05/08/23 • 32 min

In this episode of our podcast, we dive into the world of crowdfunding for board games with Marvin Hegen, the mastermind behind the popular board game Mindbug. Listen as Marvin shares his experiences running two successful crowdfunding campaigns, including the challenges he faced and the feedback he received from users—even the advice he wishes he hadn't pursued.

We also delve into the fascinating fact that one of his collaborators, a board game legend behind some of the most popular games ever, is related to a former US president AND the inventor of the paper clip.

This episode was brought to you by George from YG Crowdfunding.

This episode was brought to you by George from YG Crowdfunding.

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Crowdfunding Academy - Mindbug: Raising $800,000 & Joining Forces w/ a Gaming Legend (and Great Grandson of a US President)

Transcript

George00:00:00.000

My name is George and I used to work at Kickstarter, and currently I help creators run successful campaigns with my companies YG and fantastic funding.

George00:00:07.740

Today on the show we have a really exciting guest. His name is Marvin Hegen. He's the creator of the Mindbug Series and the founder of Nerd Lab Games and the podcast. His two projects raised over $800,000 combined from over 16,000 backers. He has bee