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		ecopoesis on Jan 6, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what... Realizing that personal anecdote is in no way data, but I've backed 49 Kickstarter projects and have never one watched a video. Edit: Apparently I've backed 59 projects, 10 didn't reach their funding goal.

thirdtruck on Jan 6, 2015 [–]

I'm in the same boat: I almost never watch the videos. However, I've also run a Kickstarter of my own and, while researching it, found that videos make a huge difference.

We're both HN posters, which puts us in a pretty small demographic. :)

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