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Kickstarter CEO Wants to Make Your Passion Project
Kickstarter has crowdfunded more than $1 billion worth of projects in five years but CEO Yancey Strickler says it's just getting started.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenKickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler tells Kim Masters that Kickstarter wants to help creators realize their passion projects -- whether or not those projects make money. He addresses common criticisms of his popular crowdfunding site that were raised by high profile projects like Zach Braff's movie and the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift.
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Kickstarter co-founder and CEO Yancey Strickler talks with Kim Masters about the overriding mission of the company and his hopes for the future. Since it launched five years ago, more than six million people have donated over $1 billion to fund more than $63,000 projects.
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