Tagged: california

July 25, 2013 @ 9:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Balanced was created to increase the global economy through payments. As we built Balanced, it troubled me that we had adopted the closed-off culture common to the financial services industry, where everything was locked up for the sake of “competitive advantage.” That wasn’t the kind of… Read More

July 19, 2013 @ 10:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A Palo Alto engineering firm, Electric Motor Werks, has a campaign on Kickstarter that is fully funded. The big reward? A low-cost electric vehicle charging station promising Our group leader, Valery Miftakhov, has a PhD in Physics from Princeton University and 10+ years of business… Read More

July 17, 2013 @ 11:11 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Wall&Main is a new crowdfunding platform that is crowdfunding itself using a pretty remarkable tiered system of rewards. The platform will reward supporters with cheap MileagePlus frequent flyer miles. Each mile will run 3 cents. Backers can lay claim to up to a million miles…. Read More

July 16, 2013 @ 8:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The California Stock Xchange (Cal-X) and Cal-X Crowdfund Connect has selected San Diego-based EarlyIQ to provide enterprise management reports for use in vetting companies listed on the exchange. RELATED – From Main Street To Wall Street And Back: Cal-X Determined To Help Startups Succeed In partnership… Read More

June 20, 2013 @ 9:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Bryan Parker has launched a campaign on CrowdTilt, appropriately entitled “Tilting Oakland Forward,” to seek funding for his 2014 campaign for Mayor of the city of Oakland. This may be just the beginning of a long, wonderful relationship between crowdfunding platforms and political campaigns. Parker… Read More

June 11, 2013 @ 10:27 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Two PhD candidates from UCLA have a campaign on Kickstarter seeking $75,000 to bring the Spinpod to market. The Spinpod promises to help users capture high-quality panoramic images and time-lapse video easily with their smartphones and full cameras. “Our goal was to develop a device that… Read More

May 3, 2013 @ 8:04 am By Plastics News  |  

Crowd funding, idea development and product marketing were on the minds of attendees at an Industrial Designers Society of America regional event. “Designer as Entrepreneur” was the theme for the April 12-13 design conference of the IDSA western district in Long Beach. Jason Morris served… Read More

April 25, 2013 @ 7:26 am By San Bernardino Sun  |  

It’s not a loan. And it’s definitely unconventional. Chris Payne of Rancho Cucamonga has joined a growing number of those asking folks online to help fund their dreams. For Payne, that dream means tapping into the online community to raise $45,000 toward a new home… Read More

March 22, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Investment crowdfunding isn’t an idea born on Capitol Hill. It is an idea forged in the minds of entrepreneurs, a child of their own difficulties accessing capital. As Howard J. Leonhardt sat in the White House Rose Garden watching President Obama sign the JOBS Act… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 8:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

As time goes on, a picture of what crowdfunding’s secondary market will look like becomes clearer. Recently we’ve learned of two major happenings in regards to small business liquidity that may prove pivotal going forward. The California Stock Exchange Headed by Howard J. Leonhardt, The… Read More

March 15, 2013 @ 5:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The California Department of Corporations recently released this crowdfunding update to help educate the public regarding crowdfunding’s progress and current legality. Document is below…

February 11, 2013 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Governor Rick Perry on a business hunting campaign set his sites on the State of California on Monday.  He was bringing the gospel of lower taxes and fewer regulations to the tax challenged state.  In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News, the Governor… Read More

December 18, 2012 @ 7:53 am By CleanTechnica  |  

Last week, Senator Lois Walk re-introduced the shared renewable energy self-generation bill, SB43, which could help to advance community solar projects within California. Despite strong backing from consumer groups, environmental groups, one of the top three utilities in the state, and the Department of Defense, the… 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