Miami Hustle Series

Ever had a great idea that you thought just had to be brought to life?  Learn how Ed Boland took a problem he saw as a parent and turned it into a startup that's been validated with a successful Kickstarter campaign AND real customers. Ed is the Co-Founder, alongside his wife, of Whimzy Entertainment, a brand focused on bringing joy, creativity, and learning to children in a way that reinforces positives values.  The company’s first brand is the HeroBoy line of toys and comic books - now, these are physical products, their brands have potential to be scaled into technology products as well.  They recently launched a successful campaign on Kickstarter and were selected as one of 10 startups to join Venture Hive’s recent accelerator class. We covered a lot of ground Including - how he went from finance & venture capital to launching a startup by tackling a problem that he faced as a parent. What it takes to launch a successful Kickstarter campaign and how to use that as validation for your idea What he obse