Strategy

March 5, 2013 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Everlane, a San Francisco based online only luxury clothing design and manufacturing company, has launched a self hosted crowdfunding campaign to expand their reach into Canada.  The campaign has set a goal of $100,000 (USD)  and is well on its way to success having garnered… Read More

March 4, 2013 @ 2:53 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A recent entry on whiteboardmag.com tells a crowdfunding horror story where a German company called Smarchive had difficulties getting VC investment after a successful crowdfunding round. From the article… (Smarchive founder) Steffen Reitz: “Back in the time, I thought that crowdfunding was nice and good… Read More

March 3, 2013 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Retirement Industry Trust Association (RITA) will be holding a conference in Washington DC, March 20-21 for industry participants to learn about the lates regulatory and legislative issues affecting self directed IRAs.  Recognized as one of the most important issues facing their industry, the event… Read More

March 1, 2013 @ 7:39 pm By Gamasutra  |  

Crowdfunding is in vogue among game developers this year, if the results of a recent survey are any indication. The organizers of Gamasutra’s sister show the Game Developers Conference recently surveyed 2,500 game developers — all of whom either attended last year’s show or plan on attending… Read More

March 1, 2013 @ 6:13 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Amanda Palmer famously raised almost $1.2 million on Kickstarter, the biggest music crowdfunding campaign in history. Recently she gave a TED talk that outlined how her experiences as a street performer taught her the art of asking. It can be a daunting thing to reach… Read More

March 1, 2013 @ 6:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The Dodge Dart Registry is an interesting angle on crowdfunding – where the crowdfunding is more marketing than a fund raising tactic.  The platform, powered by RocketHub, currently has over 6000 “registrants” listed on the site.  Registrants are individuals who have created their car, similar… Read More

February 26, 2013 @ 4:48 pm By The Verge  |  

Trina Spear, 29, graduated in 2011 with an MBA from an elite school and a hefty $170,000 in student loans. The debt was the reason she took a job in private equity rather than start her own company. “For someone coming out of Harvard Business… Read More

February 26, 2013 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Coming from the consulting group Deloitte Touche are their Tcchnology Media and Telecommunications (TMT) predictions for 2013. Crowdfunding and the revolutionary potential of this new industry is a focus of part of Deloitte’s prognostications. There was a previously released version of this report earlier this… Read More

February 26, 2013 @ 6:15 am By PocketGamer  |  

Not content with merely funding its latest project on Kickstarter, one developer has announced it is to use the crowdfunding platform for a world record attempt. Supersonic Software – previously behind entries in the Micro Machines series – has taken to Kickstarter with World’s Biggest Wordsearch, which (as… Read More

February 25, 2013 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Kendall Almerico, the CEO of crowdfunding site ClickStartMe, recently shared some simple rules  for entrepreneurs to follow to start a business using crowdfunding. Almerico says that using crowdfunding to start a business allows you to raise funds without giving away equity and creates a phenomenal marketing… Read More

February 22, 2013 @ 6:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Guardian will be hosting a Live Discussion on Tuesday 5th March from 1-3pm to discuss whether crowdfunding could be used to finance your charity campaign. Success stories include Cancer Research UK, which raised more than £1m through its My Projects platform – a site that allows donors to choose… Read More

February 20, 2013 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

For those of us who are fortunate enough to be considered an “Accredited Investor”, crowdfunding is available today.  In fact Private Placements or Regulation D offerings have been around for quite some time.  It is just with the internet and a vibrant interest in crowdfunding… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 8:42 am By Sherwood Niess and Jason Best, Crowdfund Capital Advisors  |  

As we prepare for U.S. crowdfund investing (CFI) to go live in 2013, many investors are asking a very important question: “What’s the smartest way to approach this opportunity?” INVEST WITH PEOPLE YOU TRUST A new form of investing, CFI is meant help startups and… Read More

February 18, 2013 @ 2:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

February 18, 2013 @ 6:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a series of webinars in recognition of the seventh annual National Entrepreneurship Week.  The emphasis will be on how the next generation of small business owners can leverage crowdfunding as an alternative finance option to start and grow their businesses. WHEN:         February… Read More

February 18, 2013 @ 3:42 am By ThisIsMoney UK  |  

Gem Misa set up food business Righteous three years ago after giving up a career as a global brand manager with a multinational company to pursue her passion for food. Within months of launching her range of preservative-free, gluten-free salad dressings, she had secured listings… Read More

February 17, 2013 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider recently published a list of white label crowdfunding platforms available today.  As interest in crowdfunding has grown, the diversity of needs and requirements by different crowdfunding groups has created a growing and dynamic market for various platforms and options. Running y0ur own crowdfunding… Read More

February 15, 2013 @ 2:29 pm By TechDirt  |  

Nearly two years ago, we had a post pointing out that it was silly for people to complain when the “rich and famous” made use of platforms like Kickstarter. That story was about Tom Hanks’ son Colin looking for funds to complete a documentary. As we noted,… Read More

February 15, 2013 @ 1:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider recently received a tip from one of our visitors (Thanks!  You are the best!) regarding a posting on the Veeqo blog regarding the crowdfunding experience of Matt Warren founder of both Veeqo and Jura.  Jura sells watches in the UK and around the… Read More

February 15, 2013 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

EquityNet has published a report regarding accredited investors in the United States.  The report is derived from the Equity Net user base of over 1000 businesses. The entire report is embedded below but there are several interesting points which preview the impending commencement of equity… Read More