Crowdfunding 201: A new model from Seed & Spark
It's a familiar scene to many filmmakers: they budget out their film, calling in favors left and right, then they launch their crowdfunding campaign and someone sends them an email that says, "Hey, I...
View ArticleExploring FundersClub: The new age of VC?
FundersClub is an accredited crowdfunding platform live today. The company avoids the term “crowdfunding,” preferring the verbiage, “online venture capital firm.” Or, the new age of VC per say. But...
View ArticleOne big risk of peer-to-peer lending: You might get addicted
editI’ve got a confession to make. When I log into my Prosper account to figure out where to dole out my next $1,000 tranche to borrowers, I feel a little bit like President Obama handing out money to...
View ArticleThe 5 worst Kickstarter ideas that actually got funded
In a recent Does Not Compute, we discussed (well, I discussed AT you, which is by far my favorite way to interact) Kickstarter ideas so terrible, they failed to raise any money or attract a single...
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