Strategy

September 21, 2013 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Update: Since publishing, KIND* Shave Oil has changed its name to TICO* Shave Oil, and can now be found at www.ticoshaving.com. This past Wednesday KIND Shave Oil ended their crowdfunding campaign having beat their $15,000 goal.  KIND had decided to go the self-crowdfunding path as we… Read More

September 20, 2013 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Ouya FreeTheGames fund has been a debacle of sorts. First Gridiron Thunder came under fire for a set of large donations early in the campaign. Then Elementary, My Dear Holmes was suspended by Kickstarter for another collection of seemingly dubious contributors. Finally, a campaign for Dungeons the… Read More

September 20, 2013 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The University of California today launched Promise for Education, a six-week crowdfunding campaign that will bring together students, faculty, alumni, celebrities, influencers and supporters to raise money for UC student scholarships.  Promise for Education allows individuals to make a personal promise – run a marathon, adopt a pet,… Read More

September 19, 2013 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Owlet Smart Baby Monitor was rejected by Kickstarter and decided to go the Selfstarter route to crowdfund their product.  The goal was to raise $100,000 and as of today – with several days left in the campaign – the project stands at over $140,000… Read More

September 19, 2013 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The book ” Equity Crowdfunding: Transforming Customers into Loyal Owners by author Jonathan Frutkin, has been released as an audio book. Frutkin, a principle in the Phoenix, Arizona based Frutkin Law Firm, provides insight into how business owners can turn their customers into loyal customers… Read More

September 17, 2013 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anyone interested in hearing about how equity crowdfunding may benefit your business has the opportunity to hear investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube share their wisdom next week 3PM to 5PM on Thursday, September 26th in London. Co-Founder Luke Lang and Investment Manager Michael Wilkinson will be… Read More

September 17, 2013 @ 8:04 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

September 23, 2013, represents an historic milestone for the U.S. securities industry. For the first time since the enactment of federal legislation in 1933, companies will be allowed to publicly solicit investors and advertise the sale of securities without registering the offering with either the… Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 9:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Company Aims to Be Leader in Crowdfunding Receivables Financing. Led by entrepreneur John Spiers, Rockies Venture Club investors and others, Denver based P2Binvestor, a crowdfunded receivables financing platform, has announced it has raised a Series A investment round of $1.2 million in a combination of equity and warrants…. Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 10:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

TubeStart just launched a few weeks ago as a crowdfunding platform geared specifically toward YouTube content creators. The platform hopes to close the revenue gap many YouTubers are left with once YouTube and owner Google takes 45% of advertising revenues. TubeStart CEO Josef Holm recently… Read More

September 16, 2013 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The Tower Records store on Sunset Strip in Southern California is under the threat of the wrecking ball.  While records seem novel when everyone downloads their music directly to their smartphone these days, this iconic Tower Records Store continues to have many fans and is… Read More

September 14, 2013 @ 12:08 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Pax Dickinson had a bad week. Dickinson was the CTO of popular news site Business Insider. It turns out that over the years he has amassed a collection of posts on Twitter that some found offensive, and it seems it finally caught up to him… Read More

September 13, 2013 @ 1:53 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

On the BoardGameGeek forums, a member preparing a crowdfunding campaign for a new tabletop game posed an interesting and simple question: How much art should be complete before the launch of the campaign? Here are a collection of thoughts shared in the thread. (You can… Read More

September 11, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tech is very hot in the crowdfunding world these days.  Devices like the ōllo clip, Pebble Smartwatch and Ouya game console have proven the power of crowdfunding a product – from concept to shipped reality.  Many successful hardware products are conceived and engineered in the… Read More

September 11, 2013 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowfunding platform Prodigy Network has announced the first crowddesigned and crowdfunded city created through their interactive social media and urban planning platform; My Ideal City / Mi Ciudad Ideal. Leaders of the project including curator Gary Hack, lead architect Winka Dubbledam and project visionary Rodrigo Nino… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 10:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

An interesting question was posed on Quora regarding the use of crowdfunding for funding ongoing projects, or projects that may have recurring funding needs. In my answer I referred to a couple of interesting examples where crowdfunding project creators have come back to Kickstarter multiple… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 2:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Digital Shoreditch project Million Pound Startup closed for entries recently and the final tally lists entries from 72 countries representing participation from 304 cities for a total of 1047 startup companies.  Each of these companies is in the running to move to London to… Read More

September 7, 2013 @ 1:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Retirement Industry Trust Association (RITA) is hosting a  self-directed IRA event for financial advisers and other interested parties on October 21st to 22nd 2013 in Austin.  One of the most important topics on their agenda is an update on crowdfunding and impact this new financial… Read More

September 7, 2013 @ 12:47 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Quora is quickly becoming one of my favorite social networks, and it’s because of little nuggets like this from Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler. He explains that crowdfunders should be careful with how they ask for money on sites like Kickstarter. In the crowdfunding world, the… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 11:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

David S. Rose is CEO of Gust, a service that aims to work with equity crowdfunding platforms in order to “help integrate them into the larger angel/venture Accredited Investor financing ecosystem.” He’s also very active on Quora, with over 9,500 followers and 1,800 answers. Rose… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Silicon Valley based VC Taskforce, an organization working to enhance collaboration in the venture community, has announced their “Crowdfunding Series”, scheduled to launch on September 18, 2013.  The new programs will focus on the new world of crowdfunding, using equity, debt or pre-sale dollars. Founded in… Read More