You’re going to need a strong network, a project with an end point, and some luck.

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The site’s founders, heading to Harvard for a Nieman-Berkman Fellowship, are pinning their hopes on a Kickstarter campaign to keep it running for the next year.

The murder-tracking blog wants to license its software platform and reporting to a traditional media outlet.