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Founded by Rich Bendis

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Several years ago I got one of the early beta invites from Kickstarter and I thought I was SO cool. I could come up with any sort of creative project, get it funded, and quit my day job -- the possibilities were endless! I never could settle on something that seemed worthy of a pitch video, though, and so my initial experience with crowdfunding entailed sending my five precious Kickstarter invites out to creative friends I thought could put them to good use.

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To read the original article: Is Crowdfunding Really As Awesome for Women and Minorities As Everyone Says It Is? | xoJane