Waybu Eyewear – Crowdfund King – The King of Crowdfunding

Giving Back – Salvation Army Event Sponsor

Mike Lauchlan January 18, 2015 Blog Crowdfund King, Giving Back, Mike Lauchlan, Waybu Eyewear

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Not too long ago I started this brand of bamboo eyewear through crowdfunding. We raised about $25,000 in just a few weeks by launching a Crowdfunding project on Indiegogo. That kicked things off.

Since then we’ve turned those funds into a full blown business. Now we’ve had customers from literally all around the world and have Waybu sold in fashion boutiques from Los Angeles to Paris, France.

This week I’m out the gold course greens.. but I’m not here to golf. I’m here to help support an organization that makes a difference in peoples lives. I’m talking about the Salvation Army. Each year the Salvation Army helps to feed and cloth thousands of people across the country. They make a huge difference in the communities they serve.

My biz Waybu Eyewear is a sponsor of the annual Salvation Army golf tournament in Southern California. It’s one of the biggest fundraising events of the year for their organization. It feels great to have the power to help support them in a big way by lending our company’s time and resources. Although I’m the “Crowdfund King”, it’s not all about the mulla sometimes. It’s also nice to be able to support things that you like too.

I’ve been in a position to help this particular non-profit organization since 2013 to the present day. I was even honored by them when I was named a Salvation Army Superstar of Service Recipient, which is one of the highest awards they give to people. They only make that award each year to a select few individuals who are recognized as making a big impact in the community. I would never have been able to help so many people if I did not become an entrepreneur and have financial freedom.

That’s why I think crowdfunding and entrepreneurship is so great. It allows us to not just buy fancy cars and big houses, but to help others. Trying to be successful is a nobel mission, not greedy. Don’t let couch potatoes sit back and call you greedy for trying to be something more and leave a mark on the world. Crowdfunding is a way to do big things, not just make big money.

If you have an awesome crowdfunding idea and you want to achieve financial freedom with crowdfunding, then apply for my Crowdfund King program by clicking the button below!

My First Crowdfunding Project

Mike Lauchlan September 23, 2014 Blog Crowdfunding, indiegogo, Waybu Eyewear

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I remember I was so nervous when I started setting up my first crowdfunding project. I researched for weeks on how to do this, but I was still very hesitant. I was a self taught crowdfunder. I did interview and speak with dozens of successful crowdfunders before hand, and I read every marketing and crowdfunding book I could get my hands on. But still, there wasn’t a lot of resources available. The Crowdfunding economy was (and still is) a very new and mysterious creature. I all knew was that people were getting rich off of it, and I didn’t want to miss out.

I was a broke college student, and a ran this crowdfunding project out of my dorm room. I put together my crowdfunding strategies and action plan (some of which is still used in my Crowdfund King trainings today!) and I went for it. Instead of being like all the other lazy college kids I knew, I wanted to be successful right away. I was never a patient person. I knew I had the potential to be a successful entrepreneur, and crowdfunding was my last chance.

Within just a few weeks I raised almost $25,000 dollars with my first ever crowdfunding project. I launched it on Indiegogo.com. My idea was simple: sunglasses + bamboo = bamboo sunglasses. I thought it was cool, and apparently so did hundreds of other people who supported it! I make crowdfunding look easy, but its not. It’s only easy if you know what you’re doing and you follow my proven strategies.

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Imagine going from broke to $25,000 in the bank AND having a profitable business within just 30 days!! That’s what I did. I don’t tell you this to brag, I tell you because I learned how to do this, and you can learn too. There’s plenty of room for all us to profit big time from the new crowdfunding economy. I mean, if a broke college kid can do this with their first crowdfunding project in 2013, so can you, right?

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Since my first success back then I’ve been completely obsessed with mastering crowdfunding. I quickly realized that for everything I lacked, money, experience, connections, etc etc I could easily make up for with the most important skill of our generation: the ability to crowdfund. The crowdfunding skills I’ve mastered allow me to manifest huge amounts of money. That is the key to becoming a successful entrepreneur in our new digital age.

If you have an awesome crowdfunding idea and you want to achieve financial freedom with crowdfunding, then apply for my Crowdfund King program by clicking the button below!

How To Create a Lifestyle Business With Crowdfunding

Mike Lauchlan September 3, 2014 Blog Crowdfunding, Lifestyle, Mike Lauchlan, Waybu Eyewear

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It’s not really about the money, it’s about the lifestyle dummy! I don’t like it when people create a false choice: make a bunch of money and hate what you do OR love what you do and don’t worry about money. Why not have both? People lack imagination. It is very possible to love what you do AND make a ton of money.

That’s why I use crowdfunding to launch my businesses. It gives me more flexibility. Instead of just looking for business opportunities in my area or thinking about some way to simply ‘make money’, I focus on my interests and passions. Why make six figures a year doing something that you hate?

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This lead me to think about a LIFESTYLE BUSINESS. A good lifestyle business is where the daily activities are fun as hell. For example, one of the things I always need to do is take pictures with sunglass models in exotic locations. I’m cool with doing that. It doesn’t feel like work at all. Its an adventure. That my friend, is a lifestyle business and its possible with crowdfunding.

To find your own lifestyle business you need to think about what you’re passionate about and what interests you. Don’t let all the negativity of friends, family, or society constrain your options here either. If you like riding bicycles all day, then find a business that allows you to do that! Seriously!

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Ok, now you may think I’m joking or exaggerating when I said the “ride bikes all day” thing. But I’m not! One of my Crowdfund King students did just that! Ben loved bicycling everywhere and riding long distances. He thought of a gadget that would help people ride bikes safer. It was a hands free phone / speaker attachment that you can put in your bike. It allowed people to listen to music or directions from their phone without using headphones.

Guess what? I helped Ben raise about $25,000 in just 30 days to launch his own lifestyle business too! His company now sells the bike phone / speaker combo gadget on his website. He collects automated income while he tests to bike products, promotes the gadget by riding in bike events, and even does marketing promotion strategies where he rides across the US to get publicity for his brand.

That’s right! Ben makes money riding his bike all day, doing what he loves. Now you see how this new crowdfunding economy is not only helping people be financially free, but also giving us a lifestyle business to enjoy. Having the skills to crowdfund your own lifestyle business is the most important thing you can learn right now to capitalize big time on the crowdfunding economy.

If you have an awesome crowdfunding idea and you want to achieve financial freedom with crowdfunding, then apply for my Crowdfund King program by clicking the button below!