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Crowdfunding News 8/27/12


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Week in Review: Crowdfunding, Africa and Hot Potatoes
Business Insider
Has the PE world become isolated? Compared with historical trends, PE shops have been mostly trading among themselves in the last few years. It also appears that PE firms have been sitting on their portfolio companies for longer than usual. It may not ...
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StartupValley Sponsors Crowdfunding Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
27, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- StartupValley will attend Crowdfunding Bootcamp and the First Annual CfPA National Conference on Oct. 9-11, 2012 at the Ravella Resort and Spa in Lake Las Vegas, NV. The event will combine conference style speaking with ...
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Small Businesses Turn to Crowdfunding to Find Investors
HispanicBusiness.com
When Grandview Theatre owner David Nedrow recently decided he needed a new marquee to grab the attention of potential moviegoers, he developed a plan for the look and size of the sign. But there was a problem: He didn't have the money for it.
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Balance of the Planet — Crowdfunding Opportunity!
CleanTechnica
Kickstarter is the venue for my effort; it's a website that provides "crowd-funding" — people can contribute money to worthy projects. For the uninitiated, here's how it works: I prepare a project proposal and post it on Kickstarter. People can look ...
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'Armada Online' Still In Development, Seeks Crowd Funding - Screens
WorthPlaying.com
'Armada Online' Still In Development, Seeks Crowd Funding - Screens. by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2012 @ 2:55 a.m. PDT. Armada Online is a multiplayer action RPG, where you explore a universe that is dense with life and color. You command a single starship ...
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iCrowd Names Juan Carlos Martinez as Director of Marketing
Sacramento Bee
RYE, N.Y., Aug. 27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- iCrowd, a web-based Investment Crowdfunding platform for ordinary individuals to invest in small businesses, is proud to announce it has hired Juan Carlos Martinez as its new Director of Marketing.
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[Crowd Leader: Jonathan Moyal] Why Cloning Can Kill Crowdfunding
Daily Crowdsource
Crowdfunding is hot right now. You know it – you wouldn't be reading this website if you didn't. Everyone is talking about it. Whether it's the JOBS Act or good ol' fashion Kickstarter-style, everyone wants to get in on the craze. The easiest way is to ...
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Daily Crowdsource
Digital Living - crowd funding
ABC Local
It's called crowd funding and that's what the Digital Lving team explores in this edition. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share. To view this media, please enabled Javascript in your browser setttings. Download this mp3 file. Digital Living ...
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Couple Trying to Resurrect Fenton Cinema
Patch.com
Their are several popular Crowdfunding websites operating under the guidelines of the recently passed bill and the LaFountains chose Peerbackers.com as their Crowdfunding source to work through. "The great thing about Peerbackers.com is that all of the ...
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Paid-For Social Net App.net Gets Its First Mobile App
Fast Company
App.net hit the headlines recently as it beat its crowdfunding goal and successfully launched as a paid-for alternative social media app like Twitter, but lacking adverts. Now it's gone mobile as an app called HooHa, courtesy of app makers TheModernInk ...
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