The Kickstarter eco**my: 29,600 full-time jobs, $5.3 billion in activity
 

The Kickstarter eco**my: 29,600 full-time jobs, $5.3 billion in activity
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Palmer Luckey did **t storm into Mark Zuckerberg's ****** to pitch the in**vation that is **w steering Facebook's future. First, he took to Kickstarter.

The crowdfunding tool helped him secure $2.4 million. He built a device and a company that would later attract Zuck's attention and $2 billion. Oculus **w employs more than 400 people and is selling its first consumer virtual reality headset.

The story of Oculus is just one of the many success stories on Kickstarter. **t every project reaches a multibillion-dollar valuation, but they do each generate or lose funds.*

Earlier this month, Ethan Mollick, an assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of Business, released the first-ever comprehensive study on the eco**mic impact of Kickstarter.* Read more...

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