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      Rift Inc. on August 29, 2010

      Funding is three months in, any updates?

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      Levi J Sheppard on May 14, 2010

      SUCCESS!

      Congrats, Melissa!

      - Super Proud almost brother-in-law.

      P.S. Can I borrow $7,113?

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      Steve Wilson on May 14, 2010

      Melissa, consider Life In Perpetual Beta full-funded here. I have been following via twitter for a couple of months (thanks to Pat Kane - theplayethic for turning me on to your project).

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      Melissa Pierce on April 4, 2010

      Rick,

      Mo.men.tum... it was never my middle name, but holy crap do folks want me to get this film made and out there. I'm so excited! Thanks for the cheer-leading!

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      Rick Hamrick on April 3, 2010

      It's great to hear that you are closing in on full funding, and with plenty of time left to complete the push!

      Go, Melissa!!

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      Todd W. Fisk on March 30, 2010

      Keep at it! You're gonna get there and ALL of us are gonna be happy when you do. :)

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      Melissa Pierce on March 16, 2010

      Thanks Angel! I'm really in love with it too, can't wait to show it!

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      Angel Maynard on March 13, 2010

      Hi, this project looks great! Best of luck to you! I hope you see it fully funded!

      Angel

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THE BIG OLE: A big ole' handwritten thank you, plus updates about all the cool things happening with the project!

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THE BIG FAT: Your choice of a DVD or Download of Life In Perpetual Beta sent a week before official DVD release and a "big fat thank you" in the credits of the film. Plus a hand written thank you card.

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THE GRATUITOUS: Your choice of a DVD or download of Life In Perpetual Beta sent a week before official DVD release, a signed copy of the poster, 2 tickets to a festival screening near you, an online passcode to watch to roughcut, plus a "gratuitous thank you" credit in the film. Plus a hand written thank you card.

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THE KEEPING IT REAL: All of the above plus an "Associate Producer" credit in the film, lunch with the director (that's me) and a "keepin' it indie, keepin' it real" video shout out thank you during the final credits of the film! I'll still send you some snail mail thank you card love.

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THE SUPERFRIEND: All of the above plus an "Executive Producer" credit in the film, a private screening for you and your group, PLUS - a Q & A workshop or dinner with me, the director, and as many of the film's interviewees we can round up in one place at one time! And... a hand written thank you very much card!

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THE BOY HOWDY: All of the above plus copies of all the uncut Life In Perpetual Beta footage for you to mix, master, and make your own story from - and boy howdy do I ever have a lot of footage.

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I feel like, "First time caller long time listener" pretty much sums it all up for me. I'm a first time filmmaker who reinvented myself while creating a documentary about other people who have done the same: reinvented themselves as creative entrepreneurs. Before this film, I was a fairly successful life coach who home-schooled her teenage son while simultaneously parenting two preschoolers. In other words, I had a very busy life and really had no business even thinking about making a film, but I was so passionate about the themes of my film, there was just no way I could NOT make it. I learned so much in the process of making this movie, about technology, the creative process, human nature, social behavior, and myself - now I'm on a mission to share my findings with the world, which is why I’m producing the documentary you find here on Kickstarter, Life In Perpetual Beta.

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