Tagged: crowdsourcing

July 28, 2015 @ 2:54 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  When filming a documentary about crowdfunding, crowdfunding seems only natural as the way to fund it. Enter “Capital C,” among the first crowdfunded feature-length documentaries about crowdfunding–or as the tagline states, “Crowdfunding. Crowdsourcing. Bottle Koozies.” “Capital C” successfully raised $84,298 with 586 backers on Kickstarter. For the documentary, filmmaking… Read More

March 24, 2015 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BankMobile, a division of Customers Bank (NYSE: CUBI) and a bank that offers a no fee, mobile, online and tablet banking platform, today announced the launch of its new crowdsourcing contest, “BYOB – Build Your Own Bank!” The contest is open to the public and the… Read More

March 28, 2014 @ 9:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

So you’ve got a great idea for a product. Some great pain point in your life would disappear if this product existed, and of course you aren’t unique; in solving your problems you’ll solve the same problem for millions of other people. It’s perfect. The… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 3:36 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A decision-making platform with roots in the Occupy Movement is being crowdfunded on Crowdtilt right now, and it just closed out a great first week of funding. The campaign raised over $34,000 and has a good head start toward a $100,000 goal. So what is… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 3:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Scheduled in New York City, September 18th – 19th. Massolution, a research firm specializing in the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding industries, has announced its inaugural conference – Massolution NYC 2013: Crowd Powered Business. The one-day main event and half-day workshop, exclusive to large enterprises, governments and institutions,… Read More

April 26, 2013 @ 7:25 am By MiBiz  |  

Crowdfunding has the potential to revolutionize how small businesses raise capital, but it generates an old worry: the possibility for fraud. But crowdfunding advocates say not to worry. The public nature of the investing model should help investors quickly identify and put a stop to… Read More

April 26, 2013 @ 7:11 am By Grand Rapids Business Journal  |  

Although many aspects of crowdfunding regulation are still pending federal approval, the developing social fundraising system can offer growth opportunities for startups. Crowdfunding was the main topic recently for the Western Michigan chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth at its breakfast series, at Kent Country Club… Read More