You've Got An Idea For A Product...
Our Product Course Will Guide You Through Every Step From Validating The Idea To Your First Sales
...And Want To Craft Winning Crowdfunding Campaigns
After Four Successful Campaigns and Raising Over $2 Million Dollars,
We Know What Works
Hey There - We're Lance & Chris
And We're Here To Help.
A few years ago we founded a product company called Gravel.
Since then, we've created a number of different products and launched four of our own successful Kickstarter campaigns, raising over $2 million.
As you can imagine, from that success we get a lot of people asking us "what's your secret?" and "can I take you to coffee to pick your brains?"
While we love helping other creators and founders out, we realized that it would be better to put our combined knowledge into a better format - an online course.
We've taken everything we know about creating products -
- our own systems we use for validation
- how to find a manufacturer
- supply chain and shipping
- and more...
and put it into a course that teaches you how to take the idea in your head and turn it into a real product that you can sell (and that people will want to buy!)
From there, our favorite way to launch products into the world is through crowdfunding.
We put everything we know about creating successful campaigns into a course that will help you succeed with your next product launch.
We've created, consulted, and been involved in hundreds of successful campaigns to date, and we know how to launch products.
In our second course, we teach you everything we know, using our own product launches as examples, so you get a behind the scenes look into a real company that is successfully launching products using crowdfunding.
Whether you are just starting out with an idea, or have already put time and money into a product, we can help you get it out into the world.
Find the course - or courses - that's right for you and enroll today.
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We've Helped Other Creators Just Like You
Hear What They Have To Say:
“This course has been an incredible asset to us as we launched our Kickstarter projects. We were able to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and much of that is because of what we learned from this course. It has made launching a Kickstarter a process that can be repeated again and again.”
Jay Davis | Pillow Cube
“The course was THE key to our launching a successful kickstarter!! We had no idea where to begin, but with the help of this course, we had a step by step guide to take us through the entire process. It has tons of resources, is easy to read, and is entertaining. Without it, we would have never been funded. Anybody wanting to start selling a product HAS to take this course!”
Randy & Laurel Francis | Ralalu LLC
“As a fellow Kickstarter creator, this course has really helped me when it comes to methodically building up anticipation for Kickstarter launches and obtaining a commitment from hundreds of backers ready to pre-order and pledge the moment my campaigns go live. It’s an exciting feeling to reach one’s funding goal within the duration of a Kickstarter campaign... it’s another feeling entirely when you surpass your funding goal 1000% within the first 24 hours of the campaign going live... and that, in large part, is thanks to what this course has taught me.”
Cary Decker | Kuvrd
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Brandon Carpenter
I absolutely recommend this course to you who are wanting to start your own product based business. Lance and Chris organized and created such an informative and inspiring course. I have been wanting to develop my own product for years, and I am f...
Read MoreI absolutely recommend this course to you who are wanting to start your own product based business. Lance and Chris organized and created such an informative and inspiring course. I have been wanting to develop my own product for years, and I am finally ready. This course helped me gain the confidence and knowledge I needed to get going on my business. They cover all the important bases and provide plenty of resources to help you get started. I have found myself rewatching videos and taking notes to keep me on track. Totally worth it!
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Edward Dalton
As someone who loves optimized processes, this course helped me break down each important step of product development in a way I could easily follow.
As someone who loves optimized processes, this course helped me break down each important step of product development in a way I could easily follow.
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Andy Lewis
As someone who is new to this industry, the information that was provided is very beneficial and gave me great direction!
As someone who is new to this industry, the information that was provided is very beneficial and gave me great direction!
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