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The same people that designed the Cosmonaut designed The Glif. The Glif is a tripod for the iPhone 4. They got $10,000 from 5,273 backers.
Crowdfunding with Kickstarter is unique because KickStarter requires a minimum "liklihood of success" threshold to be met. In other words, users searching for funding from a KickStarter...
Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler kicked off things at the Engadget Expand conference in San Francisco this week with a keynote that traced the history of the crowdfunding platform and reviewed a few "greatest hits" along the way.
Crowdfunding is unique because KickStarter requires a minimum threshold. In other words, users searching for funding from a KickStarter campaign have to meet a minimum goal in order to get the...
The crowd-funding site, Kickstarter which invites users to invest in various projects with small sum “pledges” that only have to be paid if a project reaches its funding goal has become the go-to...
Here are 10 of the top start-ups to emerge from the crowd with some cash. 1. TikTok and LunaTik 2. New Matilda 3. Enviu 4. Diaspora 5. OpenIndie 6. Berit New York 7. Through the Looking...
To create a simple reference guide, 99percent.com rounded up lessons learned from some of their favorite Kickstarter projects -- Scott Wilson's TikTok+LunaTik watches, Dan Provost and Tom...
Clay Shirky is an American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies — at least, according to Wikipedia, the crowdsourced encyclopedia for which he serves as an advisor. Shirky is also the author of Here Comes Everybody (2008) and Cognitive Surplus (2010), two books examining the results, ramifications and potential of aggregated individual action.
Crowdsourcing.org recently spoke with web guru Clay Shirky about the JOBS Act, which President Obama signed into law on April 5. In the transcript — available after the jump — Shirky explains why he “would love to be able to offer essentially wholehearted support of the crowdfunding law,” but has several reservations about the regulatory relief embedded in the bill. (Spoiler: A lot comes down to the SEC’s interpretation of the law, which is ostensibly scheduled to conclude in the first few days of 2013.) Shirky also discusses Kickstarter’s present dominance in the crowdfunding space, the vagaries of pre-JOBS Act law in relation to crowdfunding, and the effect of the JOBS Act on the current startup ecosystem and traditional venture capital.
Signed into law by President Obama on April 5, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act legalizes crowdfund investing in the United States. When the Securities and Exchange Commission’s nine-month legislative review process concludes, entrepreneurs across the country will be able to solicit and collect investments for their startups and small businesses via the Internet. But is the JOBS Act a beneficial piece of legislation for the average American? The bill’s ardent supporters argue it will democratize finance for the 99 percent and ameliorate the United States’ sputtering economy, while its loudest critics claim it will pave the way for another financial crisis. Whether the JOBS Act improves or depresses the American economy, it will fundamentally alter the country’s business ecosystem. It is, as President Obama called it, a “game-changer.”
Founded in 2010, the industry website, Crowdsourcing.org, is a neutral organization dedicated solely to crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. As one of the most influential and credible authorities in the crowdsourcing space, Crowdsourcing.org is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership.
