Taylor: Kickstarter to become mobile-first and video-first this year
Everette Taylor · Mutli-Millionaire CEO: The Simple Steps to Self-Made Success | Everette Taylor · May 27, 2026 · at 15:29
Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor speaks with Codie Sanchez about adapting the crowdfunding platform to changing consumer behavior and short-form video formats.
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“One of the things that we're doing at Kickstarter this year, give you a little bit of exclusive, is that we're gonna become a lot more mobile first and video first on our platform”
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