Crowdfunding The Story Of People

If we can acknowledge that our fate is connected with the fate of others and that of the collective world, then we must ask ourselves how we can improve the world within our capacity. How do we progress while ensuring the socio-economic and emotional wellbeing of others? One of the answers is through Crowdfunding. ‘Crowdfunding: The Story Of People’ uses a data-driven storytelling approach to capture the impact and potential of crowdfunding in a world governed by inequality. It does so while maintaining a constant grip on both the micro and macro perspectives of collective giving, social collaboration, and financial inclusion. As people, we see life from a shared prism, but how we interpret it often varies. All of us have a unique way of deriving meaning from the stories around us. We all share an inherent tendency to look at something small and connect it with larger patterns. It is how we make sense of our world: through connections, patterns, and shared interpretations. By stitching together stories and data from around the world, the authors have successfully mapped the crowdfunding universe in a lucid and riveting manner. The authors flip through the pages of history to shed light on people’s collective efforts and diverse fundraising techniques that have evolved into modern-day crowdfunding. They explore the current industry trends of crowdfunding, the challenges it faces, and piece together the potential solutions to those problems.

Crowd Funding by business-funding expert and business angel Modwenna Rees-Mogg is the first book to get to the heart of this exciting and fast-moving new business phenomenon. Discover how to raise capital and investment for your business, project or idea in the way that works best for you. Modwenna has talked to scores of people at the cutting edge of this new way of doing business - investors, entrepreneurs, fundraisers and founders of crowdfunding sites, those who have got it spectacularly right as well as spectacularly wrong. Crowd Funding explores: The different types of crowdfunding What the crowd likes to fund How to persuade the crowd to invest in you What happens once you've got venture capital How to invest as part of the crowd The perils of using crowdfunding as a fundraiser and as an investor Crowd Funding includes inspiring stories of people who have abandoned banks as investment sources, profiles of global crowd funding sites such as Kickstarter, and real-life examples of how to get what you want. It's the only book on the subject to be crowd researched! Modwenna Rees-Mogg is the founder and CEO of www.angelnews.co.uk - the leading news web site for the private investor community. She is a private investor herself and has spent over ten years working closely with investors and entrepreneurs. She is also the author of Dragons or Angels? published by Crimson. She has over 1,800 followers on Twitter: @modwenna.

No money, no fun? Not any more! Nowadays, start-ups, one man businesses, social organisations and even the ordinary man next door can tap into various crowdfunding platforms to made their wildest and wackiest ideas come true. The crowdfunding concept is simple: you describe your idea, and the group decides whether or not it’s good and has potential by the financial support they do or don’t offer. Crowdfunding enables people and companies with little capital to get to work immediately. But it’s far more than just making an investment or providing funding: the interested parties are right in the middle of the action, watching the birth of a new and exciting idea first-hand! This guide aims to provide an overview of the crowdfunding scene. We look at questions such as how crowdfunding evolved, the role it plays in society today, and how crowdfunding works for different groups of people. This book also aims to help you find the right platform for your very own idea! This book is your perfect companion when it comes to finding the ideal strategy and getting your idea up and running. Crowdfunding is not simply about creating a convincing video, but also about doing a certain amount of homework and networking, which you’ll need in order to market your product successfully. Last but not least, this book describes some of the biggest successes and flops in crowdfunding. Immerse yourself in the world of crowdfunding, and read how you can deploy simple means to move the masses and bring your idea to life!

The book is informative, apt details for both beginners and experienced Fundraisers. This book covers the basic idea of Reward Based Crowdfunding and Donation Based Crowdfunding. The main headlines of this book are:- • Reward-based crowdfunding: This type of Crowdfunding is also known as the non-equity way of funding your project. It has been widely used for funding campaigns like supporting a free development of software, promotion of motion pictures, aiding scientific research and development of inventions, etc. The people who are funding are hopeful of returns from the project. • Donation-based Crowdfunding: The best example for this would be raising funds from individuals to support personal or social causes. Applications Of Crowdfunding 1. Crowdfunding for personal & Individual Use 2. Crowdfunding for real estate 3. Crowdfunding for startups 4. Crowdfunding for businesses 5. Crowdfunding loans 6. Crowdfunding college debt

A groundbreaking book on the growing trend of crowdfunding Crowdfunding has gained considerable traction over the last few years. By combining the Internet/social media with equity-based financing, it is poised to usher in a new asset class that will change how early stage and small business financing transactions are consummated. Author Steven Dresner, Founder and CEO of Dealflow.com, understands the nuances of how crowdfunding can help companies gain much needed access to capital, and now he shares those insights with you. Engaging and informative, this book will serve the needs of a global audience comprising entrepreneurs, financiers, and other professionals. It skillfully addresses the market dynamics that are catapulting crowdfunding into the mainstream and explores essential issues ranging from planning an online campaign, post-transaction management, and business planning to securities law and tax issues. Puts the business of crowdfunding in perspective with a look at the current marketplace, overview of important data, and legitimate concerns Examines effective techniques for communicating with the crowd Details equity-based financing and other sources such as debt instruments Contains contributions from a wide array of individuals involved in the worlds of finance, law and accounting, social media, marketing, as well as DealFlow Media's own staff Crowdfunding affords-start ups and other smaller businesses better access to capital via the Internet/social media. It also allows an investor of any size to back a business of their choosing. This new book will show you what this process entails and how it can benefit everyone involved.

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Crowdfunding has been around for a long time, yet it is only recently that this versatile and amazing fundraising tool has become a household name. Businesses both big and small have learned that crowdfunding is one of the best and least risky ways to get a project off the ground, while many startups have found their dreams realized only through the efforts of crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Simply put, this type of sourcing is a way to put an idea on the web and entice stakeholders or potential clients to invest. This tactic is marketed directly at the people who will actually use or benefit from your project or product. You gain capital to create it and in turn, they receive the product as soon as it is done, or a package deal that may include extras you put forth based on an investment scale. But how do you create a Kickstarter Crowdfunding campaign that will be successful? This guide breaks down all the walls and reveals the tricks and tips that will take your idea from stagnant to funded. How to write your proposal, create an eye catching video, how to get the word out, which type of campaign to run - it's all here. If you have a question about Crowdfunding on Kickstarter, then this book is for you.

Crowdfunding allows a large number of people to finance an idea through small individual contributions. By harnessing the power of collective energy, crowdfunding can get a project off the ground and in the public eye with astounding speed and success if its done the right way. In this easy-to-use guide, you'll learn: Learn how to structure your campaign for maximum funding with the least amount of your time and energy Become a magnet to potential funders so they are finding you before you have to go out and find them Access the insiders secrets that helped author, Patty Lennon reach her goal in 14 days and be featured by Indiegogo! Springboard your campaign into social media buzz to create an eager following of campaign evangelists Avoid the mistakes most crowdfunders make so you are part of the elite group of crowdfunders who fund above their goal amount Drawing from her years of experience in marketing, project planning and communications, as well as, her real-life experience in crowdfunding Patty Lennon provides an easy-to-follow guide to launching a crowdfunding project."