Stanford’s Michael Bernstein spends a lot of time thinking about crowdsourcing and its potential in addition to actually running experiments with crowds. Recently at CrowdConf 2012, Crowdsourcing.org Managing Editor Eric Mack sat down with him for a few minutes to pick his brain on what he sees in the future …
Special Solari Report: Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012
We thank Catherine Austin Fitts for this succinct guide to the JOBS ACT, – Hazel Henderson, Editor By Carolyn A. Betts, Esq. with Catherine Austin Fitts The following table compares the crowdfunding provisions enacted in Title 3 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) (as well as a …
A Letter From The Crowdfund Investing Team
October 8, 2012 Dear Crowdfunding Followers, Since attending the White House on April 5th when President Obama signed our Crowdfund Investing bill into law we have been working nonstop, traveling all over the world, and watching this crazy idea of ours, ?Web 3.0, where social networking meets seed financing to …
CrowdConf 2012: Customers Take The Stage October 23
Kickstarter, the world’s most popular crowdfunding website, unveiled a multitude of new rules for project creators last week. The new guidelines are meant to emphasize the creative nature of the site over its function as a destination to pre-order products. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS CrowdConf 2012: Customers Take The Stage October 23 …
Women Transforming our Financial Markets Symposium
Now Street Presents Women Transforming our Financial Markets Symposium Tuesday, December 11, 2012 New York City CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Space is limited! THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE FAVORABLE CLIMATE FOR WOMEN TO LAUNCH NEW BUSINESSES & MAXIMIZE INVESTMENT RETURNS In this remarkable moment in history, the U.S. regulatory …
Obama on Reddit, Crowdfunding Guns and Dirty Pictures – The Crowded Room Podcast
Top Stories Equity-based crowdfunding platform EarlyShares announced today that it acquired HelpersUnite from Crowdnetic. The acquisition of the donation-based platform reflects EarlyShares’ desire to expand its portfolio and jump into the crowdfunding space as soon as it can. EarlyShares CEO Maurice Lopes spoke with Crowdsourcing.org about the deal. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS …
3 Steps to Funding Your Gift to the Global Shift
Without a doubt, you have a gift to share with the world. It’s what you came here to do. It’s the fire in your belly, the reason you get up in the morning (even if you don’t know it yet!). Maybe you’ve built a business around this gift. Or perhaps …
NowStreet Announces Atlanta Conference Speakers and Sponsors
NowStreet Media, a leader in financial markets’ reform, is pleased to announce its esteemed speakers and sponsors for its acclaimed Evolving Capital Markets & Crowdfunding networking event being held on Tuesday, August 21st in Atlanta. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 09, 2012 – NowStreet Media, a leader …
How To Make Sure Your Crowdfunding Dreams Don’t Turn Into An Investor Relations Nightmare
Editor’s note: Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss spearheaded the efforts to legalize crowdfunding and helped author the JOBS Act. They founded Crowdfund Capital Advisors and are currently co-authoring Crowdfund Investing for Dummies. The concept of crowdfunding to launch and grow your business may seem like a dream come true – reduced cost …
The JOBS Act – Transforming the Financial Markets
New Legislation, New Markets, New Opportunities LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR NOWSTREET’S EXCLUSIVE EVOLVING CAPITAL MARKETS COCKTAIL EVENT IN NYC ON JULY 30th ONLY A FEW TICKETS REMAIN! The JOBS ACT is reshaping our financial markets. Learn how to raise capital and maximize returns in a transforming market structure. Discuss …