Crowdfunding Now!

Thought this was an interesting article, reminiscent of: Why Does the Fed Have So Little Supplier Diversity? In the Crowdfunding article under review here, "Tides Foundation Program Director Anthony Jewett raises an interesting question about crowdfunding: 'Where’s the color in the crowd?' He acknowledges many crowdfunding success stories in an industry that he says will generate $2.8 billion in funding for start-up and small enterprises this year (nearly double what it generated last year) and he argues that crowdfunding has 'more serious potential to democratize access to capital across the for-profit, nonprofit and political arenas over the long term.' But he is troubled by the lack of people of color in the crowdfunding industry, which is dominated by leaders looking much like the venture capital and private equity industries in terms of ethnic and racial diversity—which isn’t much." We agree. 

Crowdfunding News 10/30/12   Could a "fund of crowdfunds " help investors take the plunge? VentureBeat What are the legitimate risks involved with crowdfunding as defined by Title III of the JOBS Act? For one, this type of crowdfunding in the US marketplace is a complete unknown. We can learn lessons from other countries that have implemented some form ... See all stories on this topic » VentureBeat From Open Source to Crowdfunding ComputerworldUK (blog) Crowdfunding can be defined as a collective effort of many individuals who network and pool their resources to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. This is usually done via or with the help of the Internet. Individual projects ... See all stories on this topic » Crowdfunding For The Rest Of Us Co.Exist Of course, she can't--the platform explicitly forbids "fund my life projects" in favor of creative ones--but there's room for her on When You Wish, a crow...

Submitting a brief to the Supreme Court There is a case before the Supreme Court that will allow every person responsible for the recent financial crisis to escape punishment. The case is  Gabelli v. Securities and Exchange  Commission  and   "a decision is expected in the court's upcoming term, which ends in June." I have decided to file a research paper (called an Amicus Brief) with the Supreme Court explaining why letting these guys go might be a bad idea for the rest of us, but I need your help. http://www.indiegogo.com/ supremecourt

Crowdfunding News 10/28/12 Anipopo , crowdfunding for anime to be launched DigitalJournal.com The Internet has provided a convenient means of procuring revenue, donations, profit, and all other funding. In terms of political campaigning, the Internet has proven to be an invaluable resource as it allowed supporters to directly donate to campaigns. See all stories on this topic » Crowd Funding the Man Who Wrote for Tony Hancock Ten Years After He Died Huffington Post UK (blog) Robert Ross has written books on the Carry On films, Fawlty Towers, Marty Feldman, The Goodies, Benny Hill, Frankie Howerd, Sid James, Monty Python - the list goes on and on and on. But his latest book Forgotten Heroes of Comedy is not being handled ... See all stories on this topic » Animation Crowdfunding Site Anipipo Launching Anime News Network The Japanese/Thai IT service development company Goopa launched a preview of its crowdfunding service Anipipo on Thursday. The serv...

Crowdfunding News 9/26/12 A Cloudy Forecast: Equity Crowdfunding in Europe [Part 2] Crowdsourcing.org Equity crowdfunding in Europe has been touted by many organizations, ours included, as evidence that crowdfunding can work in the U.S. Indeed, platforms like Seedrs and Crowdcube have operated there for several years now. The picture, however, is not ... See all stories on this topic » Crowdsourcing.org How Politics Influences Crowdfunding Behavior Huffington Post Here at Indiegogo, we wanted to investigate these political divides in the context of crowdfunding . Specifically, what similarities and differences are there in campaign and contribution behavior across red, blue, and swing states? Using information ... See all stories on this topic » Questions Around Crowdfunding Wall Street Journal Crowdfunding is a hot topic, and it may turn out to be an important and viable source of seed capital to start-ups. But because it lets small businesses sell ...

Crowdfunding News 10/23/12 Using Crowdfunding to Start a Company With a Cause New York Times (blog) They started out pitching themselves to Kickstarter for a crowdfunding campaign and were turned down. Determined not to give up, the sisters reached out to a niche crowdfunding site, MedStartr, that specializes in projects and start-ups that involve ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog) Bay Area Startups Await Crowdfunding Regulations NBC Bay Area Currently, crowdfunding websites are limited to rewards-based models like Kickstarter, where people can donate money in exchange for goods. An individual soliciting donations to support the production of a documentary, for example, might give free ... See all stories on this topic » Crowdfunding Startup Gets Its Own Venture Capital Wired You might think that VC firms in Silicon Valley had all the leads on the next big thing they needed. You'd be wrong, which explains why new...

Crowdfunding News 10/2/12 Ben Bernanke's QE3: The Best Thing for Crowdfunding Since the JOBS Act Forbes On September 13th, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced a third round of quantitative easing (QE3), which came in the form of an open-ended commitment by the Fed to purchase $40 billion of mortgage debt per month until the job market ... See all stories on this topic » Crowdfunding Rescues Provocative South Korean Film Sci -Tech Today Corporate investors had shunned the South Korean revenge movie 26 Years, due to fears about investing in such a politically sensitive movie ahead of the presidential election this year. Now, online donations -- known as crowdfunding -- have saved the film. See all stories on this topic » Sci -Tech Today Crowd funding for business start up has advantages Corpus Christi Caller Times ANSWER: There are two crowd funding sources. The congressional " Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act" wil...

Crowdfunding , getting investments and donations from individuals via the internet,  has taken off, giving individuals who have, until now,  been shut  out of funding markets access to much needed cash. It will especially help socially responsible individuals and those seeking to fund socially responsible projects. These are exactly the types of projects that have had an extraordinarily difficult time raising capital in the current economic downturn.  In my new book on  crowdfunding  ( The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses and Startups , published by Apress) I discuss how to raise money online. For those with an interest, let me offer a few hints. 1. In my book, I use data provided by GoFundMe, a crowdfunding website, that shows the average successful campaign initiator had 482 friends on Facebook. This suggests that successful campaigns will bring the first part of the crowd with them. Here’s ...