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title: Can Coin avoid the backlash endemic to popular hardware startups?
date: "2013-11-26T14:14:37-07:00"
modified: "2013-11-26T14:14:37-07:00"
author: kims
url: "https://dominoresearch.com/can-coin-avoid-the-backlash-endemic-to-popular-hardware-startups"
categories: The Domino Effect
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description: By Nathaniel Mott On November 20, 2013 Coin, the smart credit card that met its $50,000 crowdfunding goal just 40 minutes after pre-orders for the device were announced last Thursday, is poised to become one of the most well-funded hardware projects…
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# Can Coin avoid the backlash endemic to popular hardware startups?

[![8492335](//img.1.rp-api.com/thumb/8492335)](http://s.tt/1QAMR)[**Can Coin avoid the backlash endemic to popular hardware startups?**](http://s.tt/1QAMR) (via [Pando Daily](http://s.tt/1QAMR))

By Nathaniel Mott On November 20, 2013 Coin, the smart credit card that met its $50,000 crowdfunding goal just 40 minutes after pre-orders for the device were announced last Thursday, is poised to become one of the most well-funded hardware projects…

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