Recently, the SEC approved early stage investment to unaccredited investors via Title 3 of The JOBS Act (aka equity crowdfunding). Now individuals with annual income or net worth less than $100,000 can invest up to 5% of their income or net worth or up to $2,000 (whichever is greater) in a 12 month period while […]
Crowdfunding
The Birth of Crowdfunding Agencies
I have written on the rapid growth of crowdfunding as a financing vehicle for startups. What I didn’t realize, until recently, is that there is a growing base of agencies that are serving startups that are trying to attract capital through crowdfunding, to help them break out from the crowd of competing companies seeking funds. As […]
Creating Your Startup Investment Portfolio Using Crowdfunding
Investing in early-stage companies can be highly risky and equally rewarding. I recently began investing in startups as well and even shared the philosophy of how entrepreneurs should pay it forward in this article. Despite being fairly new to the startup-investing world, I have spent considerable time learning about the same, by putting my money where my […]
Make Things: How To Launch A Crowdfunded Product
Gone are the days when planners “just” research, analyze, theme and provide insights…and stop there. I’ve always had a very strong belief that the best planners and strategists who have made things (eg: digital products and experiences) have the best real world insight and experience. I am the type of planner and creative strategist who […]
Will Tweet for Money: A New Crowdfunding Avenue
A must read if you want to understand all of the implications of crowdfunding on social media…