TechStuff Looks at Kickstarter

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TechStuff Looks at Kickstarter

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Aug 6, 2012

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What is Kickstarter? How do projects get funding from Kickstarter? What is the project success rate on Kickstarter? Tune in to learn the answers to these questions and more in this episode of TechStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Aug 6, 2012

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