April 24, 2013 @ 8:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Zach Braff is perhaps most famous for his prominent role on the hit TV show “Scrubs,” but he also wrote and directed “Garden State.” The 2004 movie which also featured Natalie Portman won various awards, including a Grammy for best soundtrack. It is now a… Read More

April 24, 2013 @ 8:24 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Skyrim was not originally designed for the Oculus Rift, but Chris Gallizzi ported the game to work with the virtual reality headset. He then recorded the experience and posted it to YouTube.

April 23, 2013 @ 9:55 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

iCrowd has launched a “Validated Experts” program, allowing crowdfunding experts to be a part of the iCrowd social network. From the release… The program will arm entrepreneurs and small business owners with access to consultants and industry-specific information that will support business growth and development…. Read More

April 23, 2013 @ 10:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday Erika L. Lehman, Director of The Center For Ethics at the Better Business Bureau, published a blog post on the BBB web site expressing concerns about crowdfunding’s lack of transparency regarding use of funds. She cautioned contributors to be careful when donating to crowdfunding… Read More

April 22, 2013 @ 8:03 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Josie Baudendistel is working with Dr. Eric Benbow, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Dayton. She has been an author on three conference presentations in association with Dr. Benbow and is now crowdfunding further research on how opossums see in the… Read More

April 19, 2013 @ 10:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The White House has launched a program seeking crowdfunding entrepreneurs to recognize as “Champions of Change.” This May, the White House Office of Public Engagement will host a Champions of Change event for entrepreneurs who exemplify the promise of crowdfunding to fuel the growth of… Read More

April 19, 2013 @ 9:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The concept of “crowd wisdom” is often cited as a strength of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. The wisdom of the crowd is the process of taking into account the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than a single expert to answer a question. A large group’s… Read More

April 18, 2013 @ 7:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I look forward to talking tomorrow. I have 2 worries – one is that if these guys (CFA, et al) feel this strongly, it seems like we should give them a comment period. Its not really asking for much… The other is that I don’t want… Read More

April 17, 2013 @ 1:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

RocketHub has announced a partnership with A&E that will give select entrepreneurs listing on the RocketHub platform a great opportunity to get some exposure and possibly some funding. A&E is the first major television network involved in the crowdfunding movement, and RocketHub is proud to… Read More

April 17, 2013 @ 9:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a few hours, Elisse Walter will sit in front of members of the House of Representatives Oversight Committee to answer questions on why key elements of the JOBS Act are still in limbo more than a year after the Act was signed into law…. Read More

April 17, 2013 @ 8:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Taaleritehdas invests in crowdfunding service Taaleritehdas has invested in first and leading open equity-based crowdfunding service in Northern Europe. Invesdor offers a service through which growth companies can sell new unlisted shares to the public. Equity-based crowdfunding is a growing method of raising financing for… Read More

April 17, 2013 @ 7:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

CrowdIt today announced a new round of crowdfunding projects submitted to its site. As part of its June 4th website launch, CrowdIt will contribute $10,000 to the project that reaches the highest amount of funding by Aug. 18, 2013. “CrowdIt is all about nurturing small business, innovation and stimulating job growth… Read More

April 16, 2013 @ 10:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

StartSomeGood has partnered with leading financial services provider ING DIRECT to launch Dreamstarter, a crowdfunding initiative to boost Australia’s social enterprise sector.   Dreamstarter offers inspirational Australian entrepreneurs an online platform to raise funds towards diverse social change projects. Successful projects that capture the imagination… Read More

April 16, 2013 @ 9:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset for 3d games that was crowdfunded on Kickstarter to the tune of $2.4 million. Yesterday Gizmodo surfaced this awesome video of a 90 year old woman trying the headset on for the first time and her reaction… Read More

April 16, 2013 @ 7:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CfIRA), an industry group representing crowdfunding intermediaries, submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations urging those frustrated with inaction to apply pressure to those who have the power to enact change. This letter precedes tomorrow’s… Read More

April 15, 2013 @ 7:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Senator spoke about the potential of securities crowdfunding, which would allow startup companies to make equity offerings to investors through websites and raise up to $1 million per year from investors online. The JOBS Act, which was passed in April 2012, established a legal… Read More

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… Read More

April 12, 2013 @ 9:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

DietBet, the social dieting company, has raised $308,000 in bridge funding through equity crowdsourcing platform, SeedInvest. DietBet is the second company to meet its funding initiatives on SeedInvest in the last month. The company launched in February 2013 and has more than 400 active accredited… Read More

April 12, 2013 @ 1:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A big part of the crowdfunding narrative has been centered around the concept of concious capitalism and an increased awareness of the complex relationship between industry and society. Through crowdfunding, backers and investors have an opportunity to vote with their wallets and reward those companies that consider… Read More

April 12, 2013 @ 12:19 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Somerset based apps development firm is showcasing their new autism intervention program called iLearnNEarn 2nd Generation aka iLearnNEarn2 on RocketHub. The program will be the next edition of WebTeam’s widely circulated autism app series iLearnNEarn, which is based on the applied behavior analysis (ABA) model of… Read More