August 5, 2013
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Considering crowdfunding? Burst the bubble first!
It could fund your project, boost our companies, create jobs and maybe even save our entire economy: crowdfunding. Advertised as the go-to digital cash machine...
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August 5, 2013
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SMEs are missing out on funding because alternative funders are no good at marketing themselves, says Will King
Alternative funders such as Funding Circle and Market Invoice offer great funding opportunities for SMEs says Will King, founder of King of Shaves. The problem...
August 2, 2013
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How crowdfunding changes the publishing landscape for authors
Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Janky Patel, an author who just wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign for her children’s book. It appears exclusively...
August 2, 2013
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The Due Diligence Dilemma in Crowdfunding Marketplaces
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...
August 2, 2013
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Crowdfunding in Canada; An Interview with Craig Asano, Leader of NCFA Canada
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...
August 1, 2013
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Would you invest in an Apprentice loser? Crowdfunding taps into start-ups, bright ideas and winning firms, but how big are the risks?
Apprentice 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...
August 1, 2013
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Crowdfunding comes of age as Crowdcube passes £10m
Crowdfunding 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...
August 1, 2013
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Massolution NYC 2013: A Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding Conference for World's Top Enterprises
Massolution, 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...
August 1, 2013
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NoFlo Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Help Everyone To Understand And Visualize Code
NoFlo, 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,...