Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up?

Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4472 days ago
Made Hot by: GorgeousGeorge on August 26, 2012 10:40 pm

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. The problem is that crowd funding means something different to everyone, and even I have been confused by the different ways the term gets used.

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Written by lyceum
4471 days ago

Martin: Thanks for explaining the different types of crowd funding. What would be your definition of a real crowd funding situation? Do you have any business case in mind?

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Written by HeatherStone
4471 days ago

Martin,

I wonder if a number of these models won't persist for quite some time since they all arise from different motivations on the part of the investors. Some, like good cause funding, have existed for a long time under other names like "donation", etc. Sure there are differences, but I suspect the diversity in the crowd funding ecosystem may be here to stay.

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