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Kickstarter’s Perry Chen on 10 years and billions of dollars of crowdfunding

Recode Media with Peter Kafka

English - May 02, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 468 ratings
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Kickstarter is now synonymous with crowdfunding, but for years it was just an idea in founder Perry Chen’s mind: “This is something that should exist.” Chen talks to Peter Kafka about building and funding the site, the challenges of running a for-profit, mission-driven business — and why he hates ads.
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Kickstarter is now synonymous with crowdfunding, but for years it was just an idea in founder Perry Chen’s mind: “This is something that should exist.” Chen talks to Peter Kafka about building and funding the site, the challenges of running a for-profit, mission-driven business — and why he hates ads.

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