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So far, the more famous projects that have pursued funding from a similar model without using Kickstarter itself…",{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},"4643279","I still believe there is room for a proper platform to manage crowdfunding for hardware - maybe with a distributed option as well.",{"value":61,"source":62,"evidence":63},"Hardware and product makers wanting to run crowdfunding campaigns.","inferred",[64,65],{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},{"id":66,"by":67,"text":68},"4643802","akennberg","I am currently running a Kickstarter campaign and I must say that this is far from being a trend. The run away success campaigns have a track record and a following, which is…",{"value":70,"source":71,"evidence":72},"Open-sourced Lockitron's crowdfunding app so others can run similar campaigns.","maker",[73,76],{"id":74,"by":11,"text":75},"4643397","Thank you! 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