https://coddi.co/ If you’ve ever thought about creating your own brand and you’ve found yourself asking questions to people like me or those of who have been in the industry for a long time, take anything we say as additional information for you to consider, but don’t take it as law. I would tell a startup…
Sorry about the sound quality. A few weeks ago I delivered a Q&A with Coddi Footwear founder Matt Walters. https://arch-usa.com/q-a-with-coddi-f… In this video I discuss and share his recently funded Kickstarter which hit 30,000 dollars in 23 hours: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/… This is an inspirational story that should give those in sneaker culture a reason to celebrate….
Allbirds recently garnered a 50 Million dollar investment. This valued the company at 1 billion dollars. I have an interesting story about Allbirds and how perception hindered my understanding of why the company was capable of doing something my shoe company couldn’t. Allbirds was originally named Three over Seven. They launched in 2014 at…
THIS IS THE LINK FOR YOU TO CLICK AND BACK THIS PROJECT, SO CLICK IT B. Before you ask, I already backed the project so I can get the tee shirt and stay playground fresh. If you’re on this site I don’t need to go into details on why another Bobbito documentary is important…
Source: http://oth-paris.com/en/ If you take a moment to look through the category on this site named Dope S–t I Like, you’ll find about 16 pages with about 18 posts per page. That’s about 288 posts on things that I think are exciting projects. A number of those posts are on new sneaker companies. I began…
Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clearweather/clearweather-less-corporate-more-independent?ref=discovery&term=clearweather When I was introduced to Clearweather last year I immediately felt a connection to the brand. The work they were doing was admirable. I knew what they were going through as a startup brand in an environment where the big boys dominate the market because they are easily accessible and can be tried…
When De La Soul announced that they would be running a Kickstarter for the completion of their next album, I did a double take and said, “Why?” Then I remembered a few things: I don’t have any of my early De La tapes, because well, they were tapes. The last album I bought, which was…
We launched the OpenFrame Kickstarter campaign almost two years ago and received an overwhelming response. We crushed our $40,000 funding goal and by the end of the campaign we raised over $68,000. We were pumped. Source: How I Successfully Overfunded My Kickstarter Goal by $28,000 | Maker’s Row Blog I absolutely had to share this…
Wow, it’s been a long time. I shouldn’t have left you, without a … always nice to start off a post with a little Rakim. I haven’t done an update like this since last year. Whenever I do these reports they remind me that I actually have to work at more than just the testing…
The JmksportStore CG097III is the latest training footwear from JmksportStore. The shoe was designed by backers on Kickstarter. The lightweight trainer features a segmented outsole to allow the foot to utilize more natural movement for better performance. A great shoe for running, or for crossfit and gym workouts, the CG097III unlike it’s competitors uses real…
The JmksportStore CG097III is the latest training footwear from JmksportStore. The shoe was designed by backers on Kickstarter. The lightweight trainer features a segmented outsole to allow the foot to utilize more natural movement for better performance. A great shoe for running, or for crossfit and gym workouts, the CG097III unlike it’s competitors uses real…
The JmksportStore CG097III is the latest training footwear from JmksportStore. The shoe was designed by backers on Kickstarter. The lightweight trainer features a segmented outsole to allow the foot to utilize more natural movement for better performance. A great shoe for running, or for crossfit and gym workouts, the CG097III unlike it’s competitors uses real…
In honor of completing payment of the Kickstarter project, which cost a lot more than the amount raised, I’m dropping another picture from the factory. This one actually shows the side of the shoe. This is the Kickstart Green/Black-White. Thanks to my Kickstarter Family for bringing JmksportStore back to life. I can actually see the…
At the end of the Kickstarter campaign I began work on a sample and let’s just say it didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to. I had to work on another colorway and I took the suggestion of one of the backers at the highest level and made what I guess will be…
A big thanks to KP for representing JmksportStore! Kevin backed at the tee shirt level and his support has been consistent since I began JmksportStore. Looking good bro! While I’m sorting out all of the details and finalizing the designs on the Kickstarter project, I am getting pictures from the factory. Instead of dumping them…
I’m still riding high off of the recent funding for my JmksportStore CG097III on Kickstarter. Up until now I hadn’t revealed much of the new shoe to anyone outside of Kickstarter. Today I’m going to do a teaser photo release of the shoes. I think it’s such a cool process to work out the details…
Actually this is not the first update for my Kickstarter backers. This is the first time I’m posting the updates to the JmksportStore website. I figured it was best to post updates here on the site to help build brand awareness. I’ve noticed that companies that have been successful in launching a Kickstarter campaign often…
The project will officially fund in 45 minutes, but I wanted to get a jump on everything by creating a backers page: JmksportStore x Kickstarter, that gives the proper honor to those who have helped to resuscitate the brand. I was going to do an in depth report about how the funding took place, but…
The JmksportStore CG097 Lightweight Running Shoe Project on Kickstarter I have never been one to beg or ask for outside assistance. I’ve always thought of my ventures, as MY ventures. I might ask family for support, but I immediately give my family back what they have given me. This basically keeps me in a position…
Okay, when you are frustrated and a little tired, you say things that you really don’t mean. JmksportStore is no longer on hiatus. I am actively working to get ready for another Kickstarter launch. The last time around I failed to make a video and I think a video may have helped. More important, the…
