Tagged: tactics

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 24, 2012 @ 11:44 am By Search Engine Watch  |  

Some tasks are easier to do than others when running a crowdfunding campaign. Being thankful comes naturallly to most people when they’re sincere and proactive. Weaving in good humor will help but can be difficult to pull off if you’re not a comedian. At the… Read More

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

November 15, 2012 @ 8:40 pm By Forbes  |  

This week I’ve polled a variety of people with experience in crowdfunding to identify the secrets for success for social entrepreneurs.  I’ve talked to people who’ve tried to raise money using crowdfunding and have raised absolutely nothing.  Others have been blown away by the generosity… Read More

November 12, 2012 @ 1:04 am By Good Financial Cents  |  

Imagine you’re a small business that’s wanting to raise (A LOT) of capital from potential investors. In the past, there were strict regulations, mounds of paperwork and an uphill battle in trying to find people that would actually invest into your company. That was then,… Read More

November 4, 2012 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

This technique of funding is otherwise called as crowd financing and hyper funding and it is earning widespread attention and recognition among people belonging to different parts of the world. It is nothing, but a technique of acquiring finance by asking a group of people… Read More

November 3, 2012 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Many times the main struggle for creative people such as writers, indie artist and social activists is to find the tools and resources to get their project properly created, packaged and promoted–whether its a book, an album or a charity event. Beyond that, it becomes… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

  Once the domain of artists and philanthropists, crowdfunding — in which several investors put up cash for a project or business idea posted to the Web — has become a major source of capital for start-up entrepreneurs.       According to data compiled… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

With the provisions of the JOBS Act set to go into effect in early 2013, many small businesses are preparing to raise up to $1 million through crowdfunding. Frustrated with their inability to raise capital through traditional lending and investment mechanisms, scores of entrepreneurs have… Read More

October 30, 2012 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

A friend who just moved for the second time this year joked with me that she wishes she could Kickstart her exorbitant moving expenses. Of course, she can’t–the platform explicitly forbids “fund my life projects” in favor of creative ones–but there’s room for her on… Read More

October 28, 2012 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The phrase may have been popularized by a movie, but it’s a common refrain that I hear from business people wondering how they can access all that money that they hear is being freed up for use by small businesses. There is a fair bit… Read More