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January 14, 2013 @ 4:00 am By VentureBeat  |  

Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bakery or a local start-up conducted an IPO. Could personal relationships drive local investments and investor profit? In economic times like these, investment in their neighbors will appeal to investors of every stripe. The purpose of this post is to… Read More

January 14, 2013 @ 3:53 am By DenverPost  |  

In the olden days of pagers and VHS tapes, when you needed help with tuition you might hop on the landline to dial up your grandparents. If you were planning a trip abroad, you could comb through your Rolodex to shake down friends who still… Read More

January 13, 2013 @ 8:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Check out the photos from CrowdTilts Crowdfunded New Years Eve party on the pages at BusinessInsider.  Or go straight to the source for Up All Night Las Vegas NYE 2012.  CrowdTilt is a site that allows y0u to Group Fund Anything You Love Simply and Socially…. Read More

January 13, 2013 @ 10:10 am By USAToday  |  

More people are turning to crowdfunding sites to ask friends, and friends of friends, for help with medical bills, accident costs and much more. But, surprise: Strangers give, too. When Matthew Foutz helped co-found the Human Tribe Project, a crowdfunding website that helps people raise… Read More

January 12, 2013 @ 12:50 pm By Search Engine Watch  |  

Since the JOBS Act was signed into law in April 2012, crowdfunding campaigns and platforms have been growing like wildflowers. There are many choices for businesses, entrepreneurs and marketing consultants but also some equity-based crowdfunding uncertainties with pending Securities and Exchange Commission rules. I recently… Read More

January 12, 2013 @ 2:20 am By WPRI  |  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Rising medical costs associated with life-threatening illnesses and unforeseen accidents have more people turning their computer and a little kindness from strangers. It’s called crowdfunding.  The fundraising tool once popular to finance creative startup projects is gaining momentum in the nonprofit… Read More

January 11, 2013 @ 5:37 pm By Marketplace.org  |  

There are more than 50 crowdfunding Web sites in the United States alone and they attract a lot of money from a lot of people. But why do people give on these sites and why do they support certain projects? Elizabeth Gerber, a professor at… Read More

January 11, 2013 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tuesday’s Crowdfund Texas Conference, held at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin, attracted 235 industry luminaries, state officials, and aspiring entrepreneurs to the one-day event hosted by Texas super angel investor and Laughing at Wall Street author Chris Camillo. In partnership with the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA)… Read More

January 11, 2013 @ 10:32 am By Howard Orloff, IPO Village  |  

After reflecting on the event at Crowdfund Texas, I have come to the firm belief that the upcoming IPO(s) from IPO Village will encourage movement on the rules that will ultimately  govern equity crowdfunding. Equity Crowdfunding will bring about a new asset class that will… Read More

January 11, 2013 @ 2:58 am By VentureBeat  |  

I am a total health-food nerd. I love comparing notes about vegetable-based snacks, and granola sends me into spasms of excitement. The health-food, slow-food, boutique/artisanal/local-food movement is taking off. More and more people nationwide are swapping potato chips for kale chips and awareness about healthy… Read More

January 11, 2013 @ 1:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This article is part one in a series on entrepreneurship and access to capital with a focus on the state of Texas. I recently talked to Richard Seline, Principal of Global NextGen Advisors, who just spoke at the Crowdfund Texas conference. He also offers support… Read More

January 10, 2013 @ 8:22 pm By Kevin Lawton  |  

While crowdfunding has already proven itself to be very effective and without material fraud in the U.K. and Australia, the rest of the World is stuck awaiting regulatory change. In the U.S., it will still be some time before the crowdfunding component of the JOBS Act is finalized. But… Read More

January 10, 2013 @ 8:19 pm By Women's Radio  |  

Debe Fennell is a founding partner of CrowdFundingLIVE. She quickly recognized that working together, even with finances, was the way that women were going to make their dreams come true and their projects fly. If you are wondering what the next steps might be, you will… Read More

January 9, 2013 @ 9:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the Crowdfunding Texas event a formal press conference was held where media was invited to participate.  Local and national media members (including CrowdfundInsider) were in attendance at this event. The complete press conference is below.  

January 9, 2013 @ 5:48 pm By Salon  |  

Kickstarter, the creative project crowd-funding site, announced this week that in 2012, “2,241,475 people pledged a total of $319,786,629 and successfully funded 18,109 projects.” The numbers represent impressive growth for the 3-year-old company. “The money total blew away 2011 by 221 percent,” reported Wired, “and the number of… Read More

January 9, 2013 @ 3:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfund Texas featured a panel focused on forecasting crowdfunding’s success. The panel featured plenty of optimism, but was also peppered with words of warning for an industry in a holding pattern as rules and regulations move glacially toward completion. Dara Albright of the NowStreet Journal… Read More

January 9, 2013 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

America’s Next-Generation Social Investment Platform — Building Bridges between Entrepreneurs and a Larger Population of Investors. See the live Storify feed here.  Speakers at this event will include:  Sherwood Neiss – Crowdfund Capital Advisors, Candace Klien – SomoLend / Bad Girl Ventures, Doug Ellenoff – Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP Brian Knight… Read More

January 9, 2013 @ 6:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Here’s what you saw: In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Oprah to announce that he was donating $100 million to Newark’s troubled school system. What you didn’t see were the behind-the-scenes machinations that come with such a huge gift. Some of those dealings and the spin involved… Read More

January 9, 2013 @ 4:56 am By Forbes  |  

The CrowdfundTX Conference featured an impressive assemblage of crowdfunding leaders from around the country. Organizer, Chris Camillo who sits on the board of the Crowdfunding Professionals Association, noted that bringing this group of “speakers together may never happen again.” The conference kept participants glued to their… Read More

January 9, 2013 @ 3:59 am By NBC Connecticut  |  

There is a new kind of fundraising that relies heavily on social media to get results.  It’s called crowdfunding and it’s something Gina Fowler had never heard of until her 4-year-old son Drew was diagnosed with a rare medical condition in December. “He has optic… Read More