My experience with Kickstarter came when I invented and launched Coffee Joulies with my business partner in April 2011. Coffee Joulies raised $306,944 from 4,800 people in 57 different countries. After Kickstarter, Coffee Joulies became my full time job. It took 8 months to deliver all of the rewards promised and was a much different experience than I originally expected.

After Kickstarter I have been running Coffee Joulies as a successful and profitable boot strapped start up for a little over a year. In 2011, Coffee Joulies won the Shopify Build a Business grand prize for most revenue generated of any newly created store. Coffee Joulies continues to be my full time gig as we grow online sales and choose distribution paths for our product.

Mashable Article: http://mashable.com/2012/06/09/kickstarter-campaign-tips/

Shopify Blog: http://www.shopify.com/blog/6102922-how-to-run-a-successful-campaign-on-kickstarter

Dave Petrillo

President at Coffee Joulies

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