Drawing a Crowd

Drawing a Crowd

  Eaton talks about crowdfunding investing, which could revolutionize how people raise money for small businesses. Crowdfunding itself isn't new. Since 2009 the best-known funding platform, Kickstarter, has raised more than $450 million for projects ranging from amateur satellites to pop albums...

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Veröffentlicht in:AARP the magazine (A edition) 2013-10, Vol.56 (6A), p.32
1. Verfasser: Eaton, Joe
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Crowdfunding
Equity
Investors
Satellites
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Zusammenfassung:  Eaton talks about crowdfunding investing, which could revolutionize how people raise money for small businesses. Crowdfunding itself isn't new. Since 2009 the best-known funding platform, Kickstarter, has raised more than $450 million for projects ranging from amateur satellites to pop albums. But Kickstarter-style projects rely on a tin-cup donation model: Contributors receive perks such as a T-shirt or a mention in a funded film's credits. Equity crowdfunding turns donors into investors.
ISSN:1541-9894