Crowdfunding

All aspects of CrowdFunding.

By Timothy Booth

Crowd Funding
It’s not ok for billion-dollar companies to crowdfund
Android Authority - Tristan Rayner
Crowdfunding has traditionally been a platform where the little guys go to get a leg up. Creators get the chance to share their ideas, and we’re able to do something positive if we like what we see. We
Open Source Software
Purism Linux smartphone makes its $1.5 million crowdfunding goal
ZDNet - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Want a pure Linux smartphone, no Android? Purism has the cash it needs to give it a try. Ethical smartphone aces easy camera upgrades Hundreds of …
The pitfalls of using Kickstarter
The Telegraph - By Rebecca Burn-Callander, Enterprise Editor
Here's what happens when campaigns go wrong “No one ever talks about their bad experiences on Kickstarter,” says Joanna Montgomery, the 28-year-old boss of consumer technology start-up Little Riot. “It’s
Crowd Funding
10 Big Benefits Of Crowdfunding
raindance.org - Narek Vardanyan
At The Crowdfunding Formula, it’s our job to talk about the benefits of crowdfunding. If you dig in our site a lot, you will know by now it’s not all …
Crowdfunding services: Need crowdfunding marketing for your campaign?
apen-designs.com
ONE-PAGERS FOR CROWDFUNDING MARKETING With Apen Designs you can create one-pagers that help you build an engaging …
Niche Crowdfunding may be more efficient!
artsfunding.ca - Timothy
I’ve been reading a lot lately about Niche Crowdfunding platforms and how thay may be more efficient for specific niches. I’m outlining some of the …
Crowdfunding News
paper.li - ArtsFunding.ca
Crowdfunding for the Arts
artsfunding.ca
Artsfunding.ca is passionate about the importance of the Arts and their value to the economy and society. Our core values are the Arts are important …
Our Youtube Channel - Crowdfunding Tips
artsfunding.ca
6 Compelling Ideas to Improve crowdfunding
artsfunding.ca - Timothy
1. Estimate the costs. Figure out the cost of running your campaign and the rewards. Shipping worldwide etc. Don’t forget the government, …
Rewards-based vs equity crowdfunding -- what works better?
e27.co
Major Internet crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter hand out a range of rewards to entice backers, but is offering equity more valuable?
CircleUp Raises $22M To Invest In Consumer Brands On Its Crowdfunding Platform
TechCrunch - Ingrid Lunden
As crowdfunding sites like Tilt and GoFundMe and lending site Funding Circle raise large rounds to take their businesses to the next level, a startup that sits in the same area of web-based fundraising
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A New Crowdfunding Platform Helps Human Trafficking Victims Come Home
VICE - Laurel Tuohy
6degree.org aims to close the gap between caring about human trafficking and doing something to help its victims. Mira* was 14 when she was lured away from her impoverished Indonesian hometown with promises
Trudeau Promises $10M After Crowdfunding Effort Begins for First Nation's Access Road
VICE - Hilary Beaumont
The residents of Shoal Lake 40 have endured a boiled water advisory for almost 20 years. If elected, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau says his government would fund a desperately-needed access road for Shoal
Greek Crowdfund: Failed bailout organiser Thom Feeney starts new fundraiser for Greece
International Business Times (GB) - Umberto Bacchi
Following a crowdfunding campaign to bail out Greece that received overwhelming support but failed to reach its ambitious target, its organiser has …
New York City
New York is getting a crowdfunded, sunlit underground park
Engadget - Jon Fingas
New York City has its share of famous parks, but they don't pepper the landscape like they do in other big cities. The non-profit group Lowline may have a technical solution to that lack of greenery, It
Crowdfunding allows Leigh Warren Dance to stage latest work A Dying Swan
abc.net.au - By Alina Eacott
A long-established dance company has turned to crowdfunding for its latest show. A Dying Swan will be the first work for the new artistic director of …
Max Keiser’s Bitcoin Capital Raises $1.6m via Crowdfunding
coindesk.com - Yessi Bello Perez
Max Keiser’s crypto investment fund Bitcoin Capital has closed a $1.6m equity crowdfunding round. A financial journalist and the host of RT’s Keiser …
The Equity Crowdfunding Dilemma: Public or Private Fundraising?
Forbes - Chance Barnett
Startup investing and fundraising is moving from the boardroom to the deal room (online) as new laws for equity crowdfunding in the U.S. have come into effect over the last two years. Prior to this, traditional
Our Crowdfunding Newspaper
artsfunding.ca
An Introduction to Tax Deductible Crowdfunding
udemy.com
Equity crowdfunding is fast becoming startups' best bet in New Zealand. Talk about an investment in #innovation ! http://t.co/qwp7Py2Qmu
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Billion-dollar startups everywhere — but no billion-dollar entrepreneurs (yet)
VentureBeat - Armando Biondi, AdEspresso
Over the weekend Heidi Roizen wrote a post that was extensively shared across the tech industry: “How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch — and Walk Away with Nothing.” Go read it right now if you haven’t
Fundraising
Are crowdfunding sites becoming too political?
CNET - Terry Collins
Experts believe controversial, political crowdfunding campaigns show no signs of slowing down.
How will crowdsourcing and the sharing economy develop in the next five years?
econsultancy.com - By David Moth
Crowdsourcing and the sharing economy are driving a huge amount of change and disruption in business at the moment. Uber and Airbnb are two of the …