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Copycats patrol Kickstarter to clone viral products using provided campaign specs

“There's companies out there that are patrolling Kickstarter and looking to see when people throw a successful campaign. And as soon as they see that overnight success, Then they jump on it, and they use the measurements that are provided on the Kickstarter to …”

Emma Cohen Aug 12, 2019 ▶ 52:15 Serial Entrepreneur: Marcia Kilgore (2018)

Assertion Supported

Final Straw raised $1.89M selling collapsible straws on Kickstarter in one month

“And the big goal was 5000 straws, which would have been about 70,000 dollars. But we sold about 60,000 straws and closed a month later with 1.89 million dollars in the bank.”

Emma Cohen Aug 12, 2019 ▶ 51:57 Serial Entrepreneur: Marcia Kilgore (2018)

Assertion Partly supported

Cohen: FinalStraw sold 60,000 units on Kickstarter, raising $1.89 million

“And the big goal was 5000 straws, which would have been about 70,000 dollars. But we sold about 60,000 straws and closed a month later with 1.89 million dollars in the bank.”

Emma Cohen Sep 17, 2018 ▶ 47:56 Bobbi Brown Cosmetics: Bobbi Brown

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