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Apr 2017
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How to Bounce Back When Your Kickstarter...

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About this episode

On today's episode, we learn how Sideclick's Jenn & Brett Epstein relaunched their business after their Kickstarter campaign failed.

Topics we cover:

  1. What happens when you don’t reach your funding goals.
  2. How to relaunch a Kickstarter campaign after failing the first time.
  3. The difference between working with reviewers vs. bloggers.
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