The Statue of Liberty and America’s crowdfunding pioneer The Statue of Liberty still stands on the base funded by Pulitzer’s efforts As the Statue of Liberty was shipped from France, efforts to raise funds for its pedestal stalled. But…
Crowdfunding Drives: Success May Depend on Personal Networks Announcing on a social network that you are providing support to a collaborative financing venture not only serves to tell everyone what you are doing. If you enjoy a high degree…
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS RAISE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS FOR BOSTON MARATHON VICTIMS Monday’s explosions at the Boston marathon that killed three and injured nearly 200 shocked the nation, showing the depth of human wickedness. Following the dreadful act of terror,…
Financement participatif : la collecte va quasiment doubler en 2013 Le « crowdfunding » devrait récolter 5,1 milliards de dollars cette année. Il reste encore assez modeste face à l’ensemble de la production de crédit. Récolter des fonds auprès des particuliers et les…
SEC Accused of Neglecting Implementation of the JOBS Act On Thursday, Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives criticized SEC for failing to meet deadlines mandated by the Congress to complete portions of the JOBS Act designed to…
I remember when I first discovered Kickstarter. Now anybody can be a patron of the arts? How cool is that! I remember growing up, considering a career in the arts, and being told that without a record label, I…
New crowdfunding platform AlumniFunder seeks to connect student entrepreneurs, alumni UC Berkeley launched a new crowd-funding platform called AlumniFunder Wednesday that will give Berkeley student entrepreneurs a chance to capitalize on alumni connections to fund their projects. The idea…
URBAN ESCAPE – Le webdocumentaire sur L’Urbex URBAN ESCAPE est le nom du webdocumentaire réalisé par Mélanie de Groot van Embden. Ce documentaire nous propose de suivre le photographe et explorateur David de Rueda au travers d’un voyage qui reliera…
Crowdfund your next car purchase It’s well established that young people, at least in the United States, aren’t buying cars like they used to. For now, buying cars just isn’t a priority for the cash-strapped Millennials. That means the auto…
Italy Leads The U.S. — In Equity Crowdfunding The following guest post is by David Drake, founder and chairman of LDJ Capital, a New York City private-equity firm, and of The Soho Loft Capital Creation Events…