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Crowdfunding tech can serve backers poorly, even when the thing gets …

AustinMay 26, 2016

Crowdfunding tech can serve backers poorly, even when the thing gets made Another spate of failed and much-delayed high-profile crowdfunded projects should give pause to potential funders …

Equity crowdfunding is dead
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Equity crowdfunding is dead

AustinMay 16, 2016

No one will be talking about crowdfunding in five years. The term is inherently flawed; it focuses on the wrong side of any investment: the donor/investor. And it’s become too broad to be meaningful.

Equity crowdfunding is dead – TechCrunch
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Equity crowdfunding is dead – TechCrunch

AustinMay 16, 2016

It’s equity crowdfunding that is dead in the water. Not because individual investors won’t continue to invest, but because equity crowdfunding is a confusing and misleading term.

FwdForce faces an uphill battle in trying to make crowdfunding more accountable
Tech

FwdForce faces an uphill battle in trying to make crowdfunding more accountable

AustinMay 7, 2016

and I’m not convinced the crowdfunding landscape is noticeably better now that the platform is live. At TechCrunch, Haje (He/Him) covered general tech news and focused mostly on hardware.

Crowdfunding record for solar
International

Crowdfunding record for solar

AustinAugust 24, 2015

Sonneninvest AG has managed to break its 2014 investment record of 442,750 (US$507,878) for its solar park Langenbogen with this year’s current crowdfunding sum. The second crowdfunding launched …

Skift Global Forum 2015: Bluesmart CEO on Crowdfunding a Travel Startup
CEOs

Skift Global Forum 2015: Bluesmart CEO on Crowdfunding a Travel Startup

AustinJuly 28, 2015

Any company can launch a crowd-funding campaign but it’s what action … That’s a question Diego Saez-Gil, CEO and co-founder of Bluesmart, a connected travel products company, asked when …

Celebrities and crowdfunding aid Hollywood family devastated by rare disease
Celebrities

Celebrities and crowdfunding aid Hollywood family devastated by rare disease

AustinJune 10, 2015

Numerous celebrities, including Rihanna … could put money into this kind of initiative,” Saltonstall said. The crowdfunding approach that the Grays have taken – in their case, asking …

Donor beware: Concern about crowdfunding sites
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Donor beware: Concern about crowdfunding sites

AustinApril 30, 2015

Crowdfunding is a really popular way for people to raise money for good causes but before you donate, beware of bogus campaigns. 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware.

Ivy League students are asking strangers to help pay the thousands they owe in tuition
Wins

Ivy League students are asking strangers to help pay the thousands they owe in tuition

AustinApril 28, 2015

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7-year-old girl wins $16,000 for comic book to empower girls of color
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7-year-old girl wins $16,000 for comic book to empower girls of color

AustinApril 22, 2015

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 7-year-old girl won more than $16,000 at a crowdfunding festival to publish the comic book that she wrote to empower girls of color. Natalie McGriff created “The Adventures …

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