YouTube has identified that their problem is; a lot of funding happens off YouTube. So they've been thinking about how they can do this directly on YouTube, allowing fans to fund the creators that they really love find out more here ...
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Financing with the Crowd: Indiegogo, Seedrs and Wayra Give Their Two Cents – Part I
ELENA RUECKERT 2014-05-23 0
This week the word “crowdfunding” was added to the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Indeed, “the practice of soliciting financial contributions from a large number of people especially from the online community” has been growing significantly in popularity – especially among European startups who are looking for pre-seed or seed funding.
Here is how Jeff Lynn, CEO of equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, sees the future of crowdfunding: “I think in Europe broadly and Germany specifically, it is going to continue to grow very significantly. I think one thing to remember in terms of crowdfunding is that, while it is still in its early days and people see it as this new thing, in ten years time it will be like e-commerce. Nobody really says e-commerce anymore. It is just commerce.”
How to Select a Crowdfunding Project Name
Posted on May 23, 2014 by Michael Ibberson Updated May 23, 2014
Obscurity – it can work both for and against your project. Not in market approach or concept, but rather in title. Sometimes the unknown attracts by pulling at our curiosities, while at other times it simply pushes us away. When we think of crowdfunding project names, we tend to assume self-evident titles perform best, yet so many projects choose unclear names for the sake of branding or marketing.
Simon Dixon talks about the future of fundraising and finance and how generosity, greed and the greater good intersects with the world of finance. watch here...
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Thinking Development, a charity raised £40,000 in 40 days through our #ThinkingGirls Christmas campaign on Zequs.com to sustainably reconstruct a Haitian girls' school. Here they share their top tips on how to use the power of the crowd to raise thousands for your non-profit organisation. Continue reading ...
Continue ReadingWe speak to Bruce Davis from Abundance Generation, a financing platform that allows anyone to invest in renewable energy no matter how much or how little money they have to spend. continue reading...
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Julia Groves, chair of the UK Crowdfunding Association offers three pieces of advice needed in order for trust to be regained in the financial sector. Post credit crisis, the financial services industry is often seen as little more than a necessary evil for many people: something...
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Theresa Burton UKCF Association Director and Treasurer and recently featured on "Amazing Women" continue reading and watch here.....
Continue ReadingDo you know about the power of eyes in marketing? Is famously private Darren Westlake - founder of Crowdcube, and his co-founder Luke Lang case studies for this theory? Search online to find images of their eyes.. and of course their business…We found interviews with Luke...
Continue ReadingIreland’s top doubles player, James Cluskey, was travelling the globe, climbing the men’s tennis rankings and running out of money.Playing in tournaments from the U.S. to Slovenia, Cluskey ended 2013 at a career-best ranking of No. 153 on the ATP World Tour doubles rankings. His...
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