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Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on blockchain, inclusion, unions and the future of crowdfunding
Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on blockchain, inclusion, unions and the future of crowdfunding
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Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on blockchain, inclusion, unions and the future of crowdfunding

Brian Heater 235 Views, , 10 min read

For most CEOs, the first several weeks or months are spent learning the ropes, poring over financials and meeting shareholders. More often than not, press interviews are reserved for a later date. Everette Taylor, on the other hand, is jumping in with both feet. It hasn’t been a full week since Kickstarter appointed the former […]

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Kickstarter names Everette Taylor CEO
Kickstarter names Everette Taylor CEO
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Kickstarter names Everette Taylor CEO

Brian Heater 219 Views, , 1 min read

Kickstarter announced today that it has appointed Everette Taylor as CEO. The news comes nearly six months after Aziz Hasan officially stepped down from the Chief Executive role. Hasan had served in the position for around three years, leaving COO Sean Leow leading the company in an interim role. “Everette brings so many exciting qualities […]

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Anki’s spiritual successor hits Kickstarter with some impressive moves
Anki’s spiritual successor hits Kickstarter with some impressive moves
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Anki’s spiritual successor hits Kickstarter with some impressive moves

Brian Heater 238 Views, , , , 2 min read

Like a number of attendees, I was taken with ClicBot when I first saw it a few CESes ago. We’re all up to our ears in “educational” robotics kits. STEM learning is important, of course, but the last several years have seen a veritable explosion in these sorts of toys, and your mileage is going […]

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