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"These conferences are designed to educate and empower entrepreneur ecosystems at a local, grass roots level across the country, which is essential to the economic growth of the nation,...
Before an individual decides to see funding, he should ask himself the following questions: How much money is needed? Why is the money needed? How will the money be spent?...
During Crowdsourcing.org's most recent Crowdfunding Live Chat this past Monday, June 4, leaders from CfIRA, CfPA and others in the emerging equity crowdfunding industry gathered to discuss recent discussions with SEC and FINRA on how the industry will take shape. There was also a recap of the recent Crowdfunding Made Simple event in Salt Lake City and talk of similar events in the works for several other states.
Today the final legislative hurdle to legal crowdfunding in the United States is cleared when President Obama signs the bill that includes the basic framework for the new industry. Next up comes several months of rule-making by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In honor of this historic moment, our friends at Crowdfunder developed this infographic exclusively for Crowdsourcing.org to help people understand how "Equity Crowdfunding" will work and try to clear up some of the confusion around the laws, the market and the process.
As of this writing, a crowdfunding conference has just wrapped in San Francisco, but there's plenty more events coming up quick during this time of high activity in the crowdfunding world. Here's a list of some events happening in the near-term.
The following post comes to us from Chance Barnett, co-founder and CEO of crowdfunder, which has been holding a series of startup competitions across the country this year in advance of the crowdfunding system legalized in the JOBS Act to drive home the notion that equity crowdfunding holds major promise for local economies.
Seeing an opportunity to save more than 250,000 lives each year, CEO Casey Santiago founded Kangu.org in 2012, in an effort to provide safe births to mothers who live in regions of the world with...
This is a very short and easy how to video on setting up a crowdfunding campaign at www.SponsorGoal.com
4LTX is inspired by modular furniture but what we designed is even better because we made connector/brackets that give you the freedom to make your own pieces or rearrange existing furniture. It is...
Entrepreneurial experimentation is something far more complex than some simple mix of investments, knowledge and ideas. Therefore crowdfunding should be seen as a complimentary tool which performs best when integrated and collaborates with existing innovation tools.
Natalia Garcia had a dream to travel to 12 world cities to see how it would be possible to live in a place designed for people – and not for cars. Natalia is a journalist and cyclist from São Paulo, Brazil. And Sao Paulo, is a really terrible place for cyclists and pedestrians. So, she decided to turn her idea into reality, and left her job at Editora Abril to launch the project Cidades para Pessoas (Cities for People), a dream that materialized through crowdfunding.
President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act — and the provisions within it to legalize crowdfunding for equity in the United States — at around 2:40 PM EDT time today.
Our weekly crowdfunding live chats are becoming one of the hottest tickets around as the gears start turning to put the new investing framework in place. Our third live event was held this past Monday, just a few days after members of the Crowdfunding Intermediary Regulatory Association met with officials from FINRA and the SEC.
Should Rep. Patrick McHenry be angry about what has happened to his signature equity crowdfunding bill, or should he just start over? In this post one of our resident experts, contrarian and attorney William Carleton, envisions what a "do-over" might look like. Carleton argues that the interests of all involved were sacrificed by what the Senate did to the equity crowdfunding legislation.
We speak with Bill Drislane of Dragon Innovation to find out how his company helps entrepreneurs manufacture their crowdfunded products.
At age 22, Anthony Ng Monica has already completed two successful crowdfunding campaigns to fund his startup, Swogo. We recently caught up with the young, tech-savvy CEO to learn more about his business, crowdfunding for equity, and why buying a laptop can be so damn frustrating.
At age 22, Anthony Ng Monica has already completed two successful crowdfunding campaigns to fund his startup, Swogo. We recently caught up with the young, tech-savvy CEO to learn more about his business, crowdfunding for equity, and why buying a laptop can be so damn frustrating.
NADANU provides fundraising solutions that are simple, inspiring and extremely accessible. Through NADANU, fundraising can be done through online or through your mobile phones.
Through crowdfunding, 33Needs, along with other platforms like KIVA, Funding Circle, and UnLtd, are changing the way social enterprise is funded.
These platforms offer more efficient 
capital movement than traditional funding sources, and are able to significantly scale the social impact because, according to Josh Tetrick, Founder and CEO of 33Needs, it inherently builds up a community of people that become supporters since it creates a connectedness that is not possible through venture capital and angel investors. The investor is excited about his or her investment and will work hard to spread the word and raise awareness through social media and their own personal network.
Have you ever wanted to accept donations and tell everyone who has supported your site or something else. Well now you can! Supporter Wall lets you accept donations and tell everyone who has donated. It is really simple to use and a brilliant idea.
StartupLi.st had the awesome opportunity to ask Sarah Cooper, the co-founder of Supporter Wall, a few questions about her new startup. Supporter Wall allows you to collect donations and showcase people who have donated! Keep reading on with this amazing interview.
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