Strategy

December 27, 2012 @ 4:13 pm By Hypebot  |  

2012 was a big year for music crowdfunding. Though crowdfunding isn’t new, this year was marked by a general buildout of the music crowdfunding space from new services to wide ranging campaigns, outstanding crowdfunding campaigns on the parts of musicians with powerful fanbases and the notable emergence of concert crowdfunding as a… Read More

December 25, 2012 @ 1:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Douglas E. Castle, the Chief Executive Officer of CrowdFunding Incubator LLC (“CFI”), predicts a substantial shakeup in the crowdfunding industry in 2013. The disruption will begin where both project promoters and contributors, who have been only remotely involved with the projects which they have helped… Read More

December 25, 2012 @ 9:14 am By NYTimes  |  

PARIS — In the early rush to turn crowd-funding online into a new source of public revenue to buy everything from medieval ivory statues in France to a gallery for dinosaur bones in Canada there’s a cautionary tale: It doesn’t always work. The Louvre is… Read More

December 23, 2012 @ 2:26 pm By Four Hour Work Week  |  

I first met Mike Del Ponte two years ago when he was running marketing at BranchOut, a startup I advise. Before joining BranchOut, Mike had explored a variety of career paths, including preparing for the priesthood at Yale Divinity School and serving as a peacemaker in the West… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Series A crunch boils down to this: Too many seed fundings, too few follow-on A financings. In other words, excessive supply and limited demand. So if you want to get your arms around the expected funding shortfall, do the math. That’s what CB Insights… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 1:18 pm By Catherine Clifford, Entrepreneur  |  

The new crowdfunding law passed as part of the JOBS Act, which allows companies to sell pieces of their business for cash, won’t be finalized until early next year. But many entrepreneurs are already champing at the bit to deliver on the services they think this… Read More

December 19, 2012 @ 7:09 am By The Guardian  |  

Key to the success of any new enterprise is having sufficient funds in place from day one. Here’s how to turn your big idea into a thriving business, through appropriate and affordable finance Every business requires money to get started. Perhaps for purchasing raw materials,… Read More

December 17, 2012 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Over the last several months, I’ve been helping Ariel to prepare for the launch of her crowd funding campaign (which went live on Monday!). While we were doing our research, we came across article after article saying the same few things about crowd funding preparation… Read More

December 16, 2012 @ 11:31 am By GeekWire  |  

Recently, the Northwest Energy Angels convened a breakfast briefing on cleantech investing, and I had the honor of moderating a panel headlined by Clean Tech Nation author and Clean Edge managing director Ron Pernick; Kirk Washington, a Partner at Yaletown Venture Partners; and Susan Preston, General Partner… Read More

December 15, 2012 @ 9:45 am By Technorati  |  

Despite Congressional laws putting crowdfunding on hold and making normally fruitful investment decisions easy, other methods to obtain much needed funds for projects – like writing books – has taken an interesting turn with recent launches of fundraising sites geared towards allowing anyone with authorship prowess to… Read More

December 13, 2012 @ 6:17 am By Crains Cleveland  |  

So you want to start a business. Maybe you have the perfect idea that you know will make you the next multi-millionaire. Or, perhaps you’re bored with your 9-5 job and have an urge and an idea to start a business. Or, you just really… Read More

December 12, 2012 @ 1:55 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

As an investor, where can you get more info on the prospects of investing in film? EarlyShares will release their own educational site soon. @crowdfundinside EarlyShares.com & soon @earlyshares University will have courses to explain the process #CrowdFilmChat #Crowdfilmchat — EarlyShares (@EarlyShares) December 12, 2012… Read More

December 7, 2012 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Since the JOBS Act was signed in April, businesses of all types are recognizing the power of Crowdfunding through Social Media and the Internet as an alternative source for raising capital (vs. trying to secure a bank loan, a venture capital firm or an angel… Read More

December 5, 2012 @ 7:00 pm By Forbes  |  

A few weeks ago, I ran into an entrepreneur who said, “I tried raising money on [a crowdfunding platform] but it didn’t work.” I’m sure he’s not the only one. Crowdfunding isn’t a magic well of money.  It’s just a new way to raise it…. Read More

December 5, 2012 @ 6:07 pm By Forbes  |  

The days flew by, the money poured in, and before you knew it, your project was successfully crowdfunded. As the celebrations begin and you start to imagine things on a larger scale than ever before, reality begins to set in. The hard work is just… Read More

December 4, 2012 @ 6:33 am By Fast Company  |  

Harnessing the power of crowdsourcing, viral branding, and service outreach has propelled the notion of the “extended enterprise” into high gear in a hyper-connected global world where ideas and information are shared instantly and constantly. The term “extended enterprise” was coined in the 1990s at… Read More

December 3, 2012 @ 5:34 pm By Harvard Business Review  |  

If you tell experienced investors you’re planning to crowd-fund your business idea, you’re likely to hear that you’re walking into a minefield: You’ll be relying on naïve individuals who expect to make a killing and are crushed every time they lose a dollar. But a… Read More

December 3, 2012 @ 4:58 am By GigaOm  |  

Everyone has an opinion on the crowdfunding industry these days: it’s the new thing; it’s over; it’s just getting started, it’s overheated; it’s the future of finance, it’s fundamentally flawed. The truth is that when it comes to investing in businesses and startups, the critics… Read More

November 30, 2012 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Ten Frontiers for the Future of Engagement: #1 Crowdfunding from MSLGROUP

November 21, 2012 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Bret Harris and David Abramovich from Indiegogo are set to launch training webinars for aspiring crowdfunders.  The first webinar is scheduled for today, November 21st, with 3 further webinars to be held over the next several weeks. The topics are as follows: Market Tips &… Read More