The Ledger

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Smith: Funded Today gets 30% opt-in rates on pre-launch product pages
“We were getting about a 30% opt-in rate, so.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 5:00 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Smith: Instagram is the next big advertising channel for crowdfunding
“Pinterest is actually starting to take up some effort, and Instagram is the next big thing, in my opinion.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 5:39 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Zach Smith: Funded Today aims to double revenue to $16M in 2016
“We'd like to double that, and we think it's very realistic.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 15:02 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
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Smith: Funded Today pays 10 to 65 cents per click for leads
“Oh, we don't talk too much about our margins and things of how we do it, but I would say on the low ball, at 10 cents a click, on the high ball, 60, 65 cents a click, so.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 4:45 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
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Zach Smith: Funded Today's crowdfunding backer email list exceeds one million
“Oh, it's a million strong or more now.”
Zach Smith Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 14:30 People Hire Him Behind The Scenes to Launch Their Crowdfunding Campaigns, $40m Raised with Zach Smith of Funded Today
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