Carbon Fiber Kickstarters: Building a Disruptive Manufacturing Business on Shopify

After raising $164,775 on Kickstarter, this husband & wife team is disrupting carbon fiber manufacturing.

You'll the hear answers to:

• How they raised $164,775 on Kickstarter to start their business
• How a revenue share agreement empowered their business
• The exact influencer outreach strategy they used
• How niche group buys are growing their manufacturing business

Gabriel Mountjoy is a graduate of the Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Department in San Luis Obispo, CA. He and his wife, Ann Mountjoy, founded Common Fibers in 2013 after invention of a carbon fiber hinge. For the past six years they have developed composite products for the automotive, aerospace, medical, construction, and consumer goods industries. With two patents, they are building a passionate team that will continue to disrupt the composites industry and change how manufacturing is currently done.

Links Mentioned

• Kickstarter Carbon Fiber Wallet Campaign (2014)
• Book: How to shoot video that doesn't suck
• Gabe's wallet store: Common Fibers - 30% off with code ETHERCYCLE at checkout
• Refersion
• CFGroupBuy
• Crowdfunder

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