Strategy

February 20, 2015 @ 6:59 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  Venture Funding Hubs, a new project by Barry James and his CrowdfundingCentre, hopes to take financial democracy not to just London but to Manchester and Sheffield and across the north. Venture Funding Hubs are seen as the key to fixing the struggling engine room of… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 11:58 am By Dara Albright  |  

Long before it has any products, employees or revenues, a company is nothing but a “story”. One that is typically narrated through an exquisitely crafted power point presentation containing seducing hockey-stick projection charts, statements of colossal market potential and the biographies of superheroes. In its… Read More

February 13, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

When you are looking at getting a loan to help fund your small business you have multiple options.  If you happen to be in the decision making process right now and have some questions, this US centric infographic created by Dealstruck may help you take… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 8:29 pm By Dara Albright  |  

It’s that time of the week where Crowd Investors Corner serves up another due diligence tip in hopes of helping a new breed of retail investors, known as investumers, make more informed investment decisions. Today’s suggestion is sprinkled with fun as it entails channeling one’s inner… Read More

February 1, 2015 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

On Friday, the company behind SOAP, a do everything wireless router, issued a meandering press release that is more than a bit cringeworthy. Backing up a bit, Crowdfund Insider covered the first (of several) crowdfunding campaigns for SOAP back in March of 2014. There were… Read More

January 29, 2015 @ 1:18 pm By Dara Albright  |  

Anyone who has been reading my articles over the years knows that I have been on a fervent mission to help develop a practicable framework for unaccredited investor crowdfinancing. One of the reasons for my vehemence is that I am a staunch advocate of “investing… Read More

January 29, 2015 @ 12:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Running a crowdfunding campaign, be it for rewards or other, takes a ton of work. The team at Crowdfund Insider continues to see promising products that fail in their crowdfunding venture mainly due to lack of preparation and the fact that too many creators believe:… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 9:10 am By Kevin Berg Grell  |  

Welcome to the Jungle New York City, 1968. Busy street. A group of people have stopped on the sidewalk to look up at a window on the 6th floor of the adjacent office building. No one is in plain sight. No one is trying to… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 7:02 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

London’s fintech (financial technology) community is making waves, according to an article in Startups. Three-quarters of the fintech community there believe that London is a better incubator than global tech hubs like Silicon Valley, according to a recent survey of technology influencers conducted by Seven… Read More

January 25, 2015 @ 11:31 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Chinese online ventures rushing into the online lending industry may need to prepare themselves for a Groupon-style fall, suggested Soul Htite, co-founder of the world’s largest online loan broker, Lending Club, in a recent Bloomberg interview. Htite is also the CEO of peer-to-peer lender Dianrong.com,… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 7:25 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

The signature scent of January is optimism: We will avoid processed food, learn Mandarin Chinese and log at least nine miles before dinner (likely wild salmon atop a quinoa-kale salad). But New Year’s resolutions become realities after taking the first step, whether it’s learning how… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 9:56 pm By Dara Albright  |  

According to a recently released white paper by Offerboard – a leading online marketplace for private placements – as a result of the implementation of Title II of the JOBS Act, the number of Reg D investors increased 50% over historical averages during the past… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 5:41 pm By Bret Conkin  |  

As Alternative Investments emerge as an exciting new asset class for institutions and retail investors, entrepreneurs have a wide choice of options on crowdfunding model and platform for their campaign. What are the key factors for Entrepreneurs to consider in their decision?  Introducing the concept… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 11:42 am By Dara Albright  |  

As a growing number of entrepreneurs and even corporations turn to crowdfunding as way of accessing capital and increasing brand awareness, a new breed of eager retail investors known as “investumers” are standing by with open checkbooks, looking to invest in the companies that make products that… Read More

January 8, 2015 @ 10:03 am By Kevin Berg Grell  |  

“Let’s be clear… Reward- and investment-based crowdfunding are VERY different funding models. The underlying economics are simply too different to ignore, and we have to keep that in mind and be clear on what model we talk about when we discuss CROWDFUNDING.” A little while… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 3:53 pm By Dara Albright  |  

As a growing number of entrepreneurs and even corporations turn to crowdfunding as way of accessing capital and increasing brand awareness, a new breed of eager retail investors known as “investumers” are standing by with open checkbooks, looking to invest in the companies that make products that… Read More

January 4, 2015 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

This past November Dawn Sole was named one of South Florida’s winning startups by the South Florida Business Journal.  Pluck N’File was described as the “Swiss Army Knife of the tweezer world. The multifaceted tool launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo seeking to raise $25,000… Read More

December 30, 2014 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard is all about data and managing data effectively.  The platform was one of the first (if not the first) to figure out how to tap into the growing number of peer to peer lending (or marketplace lending) platforms and put their code magic to… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 10:26 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

The crowdfunding industry in 2014 has experienced immense growth. In the last three years crowdfunding has tripled according to Clearity, and according to NESTA the growth percentage even was an amazing 400%. The expectations of a $10 billion crowdfunding industry are hardly a month away… Read More

December 13, 2014 @ 6:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Title II of the JOBS Act allowed companies raising capital using private placements to advertise the investment opportunity.  Think about it.  If you were trying to sell your house but were not allowed to advertise it would be pretty hard.  Well “general solicitation” as it… Read More