What is the role of curation in crowdfunding marketplaces? Each platform is approaching curation differently. Some are more “open”—accepting a higher percentage of applications onto the platform—while others will be more “closed”, accepting a lower percentage. Neither end of the spectrum is necessarily better or worse;...
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Our neighbors to the North while much smaller in population have already established a vibrant crowdfunding scene. With over 45% of the entire Canadian workforce employed in small business driving 28% of Canada’s GDP, it is clear that the importance of fostering a positive environment...
Continue ReadingApprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman may have failed to persuade Lord Alan Sugar that her baking brand was a winning idea after losing to Leah Totton in the 2013 final - but she had no trouble convincing online investors that Baker's Toolkit is worthy of investment. After...
Continue ReadingCrowdfunding hits another milestone as Crowdcube raises £10m It’s been hailed as a potential lifeline for many startups struggling to find finance from traditional bank loans, and now it seems crowdfunding is coming of age. Crowdcube, an equity based platform has announced today they’ve become the...
Continue ReadingMassolution, the leading research and advisory firm for crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, today announced its inaugural crowdsourcing conference, Massolution NYC 2013: Crowd Powered Business. On September 19 at the W Hotel in midtown Manhattan, senior executives from Fortune 1000 enterprises, government agencies, and leading crowdsourcing platforms will gather...
Continue ReadingNoFlo, a company that has built an open-source visual programming tool based on “flow-based programming,” a concept that came out of IBM in the 1970s, is launching a $100,000 Kickstarter campaign today to help build a mainstream version of its development environment and add new programming languages. At...
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For years, only wealthy investors have had the right to invest in high-growth companies at their earliest stages. In one of the boldest changes to U.S. securities laws in nearly 100 years, the SEC is about to give the rest of us the same opportunity....
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Nicola Horlick, a well-regarded British fund manager, has raised £150,000 through equity crowdfunding site Seedrs in a record-breaking 22 hours. Some 136 investors, who were able to offer as little as £10, contributed to the target investment, which represents 10 percent ownership of the new business, fund...
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Protos wants to bring its 3D printed eyewear to the masses, but first it needs a bit of cash. Using its own proprietary material, Protos creates light, flexible glasses frames that can be tweaked to give wearers a custom fit. In an effort to get the project off the ground, Protos has launched...
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A typical solar PV system on a single British house can save almost a tonne of CO2 pollution every year. Here we look at the issues involved in this calculation, from the energy intensive manufacturing process to common myths about back-up fossil fuel plants. Installing solar...
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