General News

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

January 8, 2013 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Not only is Crowdfunding listed as a Crucial Consumer Trend on TrendWatching it is listed as Number 1. “How will you deliver on consumer expectations in the next 12 Months?”  That is the subtitle for this ranking.  Crowdfunding beats Number 2 – Emerging – as in… Read More

January 8, 2013 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

“In 2013, crowdfunding deals will be more formally developed to a higher standard of planning and disclosure than in 2012, when crowdfunding was seen as a hot new panacea for virtually every half-baked idea that could be printed into a square the size of a… Read More

January 8, 2013 @ 7:02 am By NYTimes.com  |  

As we begin the New Year, I thought I would share some perspectives on where I think we stand in terms of access to capital and what I think will happen with small-business lending in 2013. In part, my perspective comes from reading various reports… Read More

January 8, 2013 @ 5:29 am By FastCompany  |  

With 3-D printing, makerspaces, and online forums about how to create hardware, it’s never been easier to create a new gadget. And crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter have made it easier than ever to fund a new gadget. But selling a new gadget? Still pretty… Read More

January 7, 2013 @ 7:26 pm By SacramentoPress  |  

Historically, pursuing a film career was the same as chasing the rock star dream: only a few out of every several hundred thousand dreamers got to be stars. Local filmmaker Rick Gott recently told SacTV.com, “the film industry has been set up over the last fifty… Read More

January 7, 2013 @ 5:26 pm By GenomesUnzipped  |  

Here at Genomes Unzipped we love genomes. But there is more to the world of biology than genomics, there is more to understanding your own body than personal genetic tests. To understand the human body, you have to look not just at the DNA present,… Read More

January 7, 2013 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding industry event, Crowdfund Texas, will take place  on Tuesday, January 8th in Austin, Texas.  Organized by the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA), Start Up Texas / Start Up America and Chris Camillo (Crowd of Angels). The day long event will feature a wide range of topics… Read More

January 6, 2013 @ 5:26 pm By Technorati  |  

Wasting little time in sending shockwaves of monetary madness across socially supported business models, our Federal government perhaps just set the stage for economic disaster amongst financial and technology sectors, with little initial recourse available.  Single entrepreneurs earning beyond $400k may skiff minuscule fiduciary responsibility… Read More

January 6, 2013 @ 4:40 pm By Forbes  |  

When CES was founded,  back in 1967,  the idea of ‘consumer electronics’ was just a glimmer of what it is today.  In 2003,  COMDEX collapsed (the Computer Deals Exhibition) when in part major companies such as IBM, Apple, and Compaq all shifted their budgets from… Read More

January 6, 2013 @ 2:40 am By The Economist  |  

A SUCCESSFUL internet entrepreneur sets up his own incubator, offering convertible debt to a handful of aspiring imitators. So far, the script resembles many that play out in Silicon Valley and the like. But at $37, the funds dished out by Pinboard Investment Co-Prosperity Cloud are not quite… Read More

January 5, 2013 @ 6:42 pm By NYTimes.com  |  

RYAN CALDBECK was stumped. A director at a private equity firm, he was taking part in a panel discussion at a consumer goods conference last summer in New York when an entrepreneur raised his hand with a question: Where could a young company with just a few… Read More

January 5, 2013 @ 2:49 pm By Equities.com  |  

To probe the legal intricacies revolving around the JOBS Act and how these new laws might impact the crowdfunding scene in the next months leading to and right after the much-anticipated full implementation of crowdfunding for equity, David Drake spoke with Scott Purcell, CEO of… Read More

January 5, 2013 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Mark Cuban speaking on the NextMarket podcast declares that Crowdfunding site Kickstarter should be a requirement for every start up; “Kickstarter should be a requirement for every startup. It’s a way for you create demand and sell the product without giving up any equity. That is… Read More

January 5, 2013 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In recognition of the growth and success of 2012, UK Crowdfunding site Crowdcube has announced a group of Award Winners for the year.  Listed below, in no particular order, are the award winners for 2012: Pitch of the Year: Escape the City Escape the City, a… Read More

January 5, 2013 @ 6:49 am By Calgary Sun  |  

The day after a B.C. woman raised more than $2,500 for her family in Syria, crowdfunding  site Indiegogo shut down her donation page citing U.S. sanctions against the war-torn country. “It’s wrong to punish innocent people living in a country that’s war-torn, especially when there’s so… Read More

January 4, 2013 @ 10:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Sherwood Neiss will be speaking at SXSW this year, which should provide some awesome exposure for the crowdfunding space as a whole. Below are details from the info page on SXSW.com… Description A global fight is currently underway to democratize access to capital for entrepreneurs…. Read More

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.