April 15, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

After recently hearing about Sharewave, I wanted to track down the Sharewave team in an effort to hear more about the company and how they can help entrepreneurs interface with their investors. They were able to share some really interesting insight into how the platform works. It is definitely a service that every equity crowdfunder… Read More

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February 9, 2013 @ 2:45 pm By David S. Rose for Forbes  |  

Q4 statistics from Gust, which powers a majority of the organized early stage financing world, show that entrepreneurs around the world have gotten the message: “products talk; Powerpoints walk”. In an economy with ever-decreasing startup costs for new companies, 91% of ventures seeking their initial financing rounds during the past quarter have come to the… Read More

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February 6, 2013 @ 8:35 am By J.D. Harrison, Washington Post  |  

Entrepreneurs and their young businesses have the potential to accelerate the national economic recovery this year, but only if they get a little help from federal regulators, according to a number of start-up founders, investors and researchers who spoke at a policy event on Tuesday in Washington. And for the most part, their plea to… Read More

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January 16, 2013 @ 8:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This article is part three in a series on entrepreneurship and access to capital. I recently talked to Richard Seline, Principal of Global NextGen Advisors, who just spoke at the Crowdfund Texas conference. He also offers support to the entrepreneurial community through his organization, Competitive Texas. I recently watched a documentary called Something Ventured. It was an excellent view into what made… Read More

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January 4, 2013 @ 8:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

And this is why we need to support our entrepreneurs. Without them we’re doomed. Thanks to the Kauffman Foundation for putting together these awesome sketchbook episodes. You can see more of them here.

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December 12, 2012 @ 5:37 pm By Elizabeth Gerber, Huffington Post  |  

As aspiring entrepreneurs take advantage of the giving spirit at family gatherings asking for funds to launch their new businesses, someone will surely ask if they’ve considered crowdfunding, the latest entrepreneurial rage. Crowdfunding — or asking for funding online, via one of the new vehicles like Kickstarter — has been touted as a spectacular way… Read More

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October 16, 2012 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

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