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#Crowdfunding News Roundup: December 2, 2013

Polygon | How devs manage the energy of their crowdfunding communities Managing crowds during crowdfunding campaigns can be tricky business. Polygon explores that reality in this piece by interviewing a dozen game developers who successfully raised money on Kickstarter, focusing specifically on their experiences in… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 29, 2013

I was feeling a little festive yesterday and didn’t get to a roundup, so we’re making up for it today with a big roundup of things we’ve found throughout the week. My turkey coma has thankfully worn off. Forbes | Britain’s Crowdfunders Plot World Domination… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 26, 2013

Wall Street Journal | Danae Ringelmann: Crowdfunding Unleashes A Different Segment of the Economy Indiegogo co-founder and Chief Customer Officer Danae Ringelmann takes to the Wall Street Journal to discuss equity crowdfunding. In her words, “my hopeful prediction is that equity crowdfunding will make investing… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 25, 2013

Inman News | Real estate crowdfunding: why it’s a big deal Real estate is a nice vertical in the crowdfunding space, and I’m particularly excited about the opportunities the niche brings to non-accredited investors who may not have the means to invest in real estate… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 19, 2013

Joystiq | Game dev story: The final, agonizing moments of a Kickstarter campaign Ever wonder what it is like to run a live crowdfunding campaign? According to Steve Swink, the answer is that “administering a Kickstarter was seriously brutal business.” Through a lot of hard… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 11, 2013

PCMag | Can Crowdfunding Give the Private Space Race a Boost? PCMag takes a look at the private space race in the context of a company called the LiftPort Group. LiftPort raised over $110,000 on Kickstarter to build a prototype with an eye toward building… Read More

#Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 10, 2013

The New York Times | Robert Rhinehart: Dreaming of the Skies and Traveling Light Rob Rhinehart is the Y Combinator-backed founder behind Soylent, a meal replacement drink that famously crowdfunded on Crowdhoster. This piece in The New York Times frames Rhinehart as an ardent minimalist, which forms… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 9, 2013

Hollywood Reporter | ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Producer: What They Don’t Tell You About Crowdfunding (Guest Column) David T. Friendly’s effort to crowdfund a documentary about shoe collectors is way behind schedule, having raised just over $5,000 of a $100,000 goal on Indiegogo (Despite being flexibly funded)…. Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 6, 2013

Huffington Post | Who Let the Dog Out: On New Crowdfunding Rules and Why It Is Time for Us to Wise Up In this piece for the Huffington Post, Victoria Silchenko aggregates the thoughts of people like Tim Draper (pictured, right) and Slava Rubin on… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 4, 2013

The links in today’s roundup are kind of gloomy, but they do include some interesting and arguably valid concerns about crowdfunding moving forward. Do you think any or all of these concerns are valid? Let us know in the comments. PostCrescent.com | Crowdfunding trend gets… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 3, 2013

True PC Gaming | TPG Asks About: Crowdfunding Recently the staff writers at True PC Gaming shared their thoughts on crowdfunding as a way to fund and finance video games. What transpired is a pretty fascinating discussion of the risks of rewards-based crowdfunding. WPRO 630… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 2, 2013

Real Business | Crowdfunding know-how is key to growth This article in Real Business reiterates a handful of points on the subject of crowdfunding: businesses by and large don’t know what it is, they can use it to successfully access capital and their understanding of the subject… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: November 1, 2013

VentureBeat | The JOBS Act leaves crowdfunding investors unprotected — the SEC is working with a flawed law According to the article, Jenny Kassan of Cutting Edge Capital filed the original petition to the SEC to create a crowdfunding exemption. In this article, she argues that… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 30, 2013

Dealbook | Trepidation and Restrictions Leave Crowdfunding Rules Weak This is a pretty scathing indictment of the SEC and capital formation in the United States. I think this quote says it all: “…because of Congress’s straitjacket and the S.E.C.’s fear of innovation, we have a… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 29, 2013

The Lane Report | OP-ED: Kent Oyler – Let the 2014 crowdfunding rule games begin Kent Oyler says that initially the cynics are outnumbering the fans when it comes to the SEC’s proposed rules for equity crowdfunding. He postulates that equity crowdfunding will provide a… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 26, 2013

Reuters | Indiegogo Co-Founder Says Become Obsessed With the Problem, Not the Solution Indiegogo’s Danae Ringelmann shares her tips on entrepreneurship. She knows a bit about it having co-founded the world’s first widely-recognized rewards-based crowdfunding platform. Business News Daily | How to Benefit From New… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 23, 2013

PandoDaily | Like it or not, ForeFund Capital is bringing performance marketing to real estate crowdfunding ForeFund Capital wants to be the Yelp of crowdfunded real estate deals by combining a reputation engine with a crowdfunding play. They’re also skipping typical success fees, instead opting… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 22, 2013

PolicyMic | Crowdfunding For Private Security in Oakland Ignores a Few Key Facts PolicyMic takes a deeper dive into the recent Crowdtilt campaigns funding private security forces in Oakland. What did they find? That some of the neighborhoods don’t have as much crime as one… Read More

Crowdfunding News Roundup: October 21, 2013

Mashable | Social Web for Good: Crowdfunding Better Communities This article tells the story of Virginia Ramos, who has made a side job of selling her homemade tamales in San Francisco bars. She was banned from doing so by the San Francisco Department of Public… Read More

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