crowdfunding
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Crowdfunding and lean startups
Crowdfunding is hot. According to Crowdsourcing.org, in 2012, more than US$2.7 billion was raised through crowdfunding platforms; in 2013 the amount is expected to increase to US$5.1 billion. That crowdfunding is hot was also confirmed at a recent sold out MaRS Best Practices event featuring Brian Meece, the CEO and co-founder of crowdfunding platform RocketHub.
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Crowdfunding Your Project: Four Hot Tips for Startups
Brian Meece, Co-Founder & CEO, RocketHub, highlights the pillars of successful crowdfunding and explains what motivates people to commit funds.
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The Crowdfuding Success Pattern – MaRS Best Practices
Brian Meece, Co-Founder & CEO, RocketHub, explains why crowdfunding is the foundation of the new economy, and uses case studies to examine how startups can leverage and maximize this funding model.
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MaRS’ response to the potential crowdfunding exemption
In a previous post, we mentioned that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) was in the process of reviewing a potential crowdfunding exemption to enable the issuance of crowdfunded equity for local companies, and that they had prepared a detailed paper for review and comment.
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Crowdfunding: Have your say on possible changes in Ontario legislation (part 2)
In Part 1 of this blog, posted yesterday, I gave an overview of crowdfunding—what it is, who it’s for and what the pros and cons are. I also mentioned that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is currently reviewing a potential crowdfunding exemption to enable the issuance of crowdfunded equity for local companies, and pointed to [...]
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Crowdfunding: Is it right for your startup? (part 1)
Note: This is the first of two blogs on the topic of crowdfunding. Tomorrow’s post gives an overview of a potential crowdfunding exemption that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is currently reviewing that would enable the issuance of crowdfunded equity for local companies. Remember when you were a child and needed to raise money for something special [...]
