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Crowdfunding News 9/8/12
Crowdfunding boosts spacey ideas
NBCNews.com (blog)
Laine's experience is in line with what other space entrepreneurs are finding: Crowdfunding campaigns can capitalize on the enthusiasm that regular folks have about outer-space ventures such as ArduSat (which would put Internet users in control of a ...
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Endymio.com At Indiegogo – Donate Now, Double Your Reading Speed and Get ...
Equities.com
More detailed information regarding the training modes and their implementation can be found on the pitch page of the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo at http://www.indiegogo.com/endymio. Within the next few weeks the documentation giving an overview ...
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Internet finance: How to kick-start your bright idea
Financial Times
A watch brand has emerged as the king of crowdfunding, a trend that allows creative people to connect online with the public for cash to fund their business ideas. In April, after numerous rejections from venture capitalists and rapidly running out of ...
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