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Going Inside the Kickstarter Office At Kickstarter's Brooklyn headquarters -- a former pencil factory with tons of natural sunlight --125 employees take turns hosting seminars, screenings and book club.

By Kristin Hunt •

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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It makes perfect sense that a crowdfunding platform's company culture would be collaborative. At Kickstarter's Brooklyn headquarters -- a former pencil factory with tons of natural sunlight -- 125 employees take turns hosting seminars, screenings and book clubs. Cubicles are shunned in favor of couches, and the CEO sits out in the open like everyone else. When quiet time is needed, staff can retreat to the solarium or the library, shown here.

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