CrowdSourcing.org – As Seen On TV’ Enters Crowdfunding Space

Wednesday, October 30

As Seen on TV Opens Crowdfunding Platform to the Public — Everyone knows the iconic As Seen on TV brand. Earlier this week, the company launched its crowdfunding platform (powered by white label solution Launcht). We chat with As Seen on TV’s CEO Ron Pruett to find out why his company wanted to enter the crowdfunding space.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

CrowdAdviser Wants to Help Small Businesses Access Crowd Wisdom

Many high-profile open innovation, co-creation, and ideation challenges involve companies like Coca Cola, Microsoft, and Walmart. What about SMEs? One company sees a gap in the market and wants to help small businesses access the wisdom of the crowd.

European Crowdfunding Network Releases Regulation Review Report

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) published a report this morning that reviews equity-, debt-, and reward-based crowdfunding laws in 29 countries. In addition to examining crowdfunding regulations in Europe, ECN’s report also takes account of the regulatory situation in Israel, as well as the US and Canada.

Equity Crowdfunding Proposed Rules: Questions and Challenges

David Drake of LDJ Capital and The Soho Loft writes in once again to offer his thoughts and questions on the equity crowdfunding rules proposed by the SEC on October 23.

Crowdfunding Tip of the Week: Multiply Your Reach With CrossPromote.It

Rose Spinelli writes in with her latest tip of the week, this time focusing on cross promotion of campaigns. She reviews a service called CrossPromote.It, which can help funders find the best campaigns to partner up with for join marketing initiatives.

10 Reasons for Developers to Crowdtest Their Applications

Crowdtesting — tapping into a large community to check for application or website bugs — is one of the most developed applications of crowdsourcing. Passbrains’ Mithun Sridharan writes in to offer ten reasons for companies to make use of the crowd when developing customer-facing apps and sites.

Kickstarter Alum Formlabs Raises $19M

Formlabs, an additive manufacturing company that makes the Form 1 printer, recently announced that it has closed a $19 million funding round. Massachusetts-based Formlabs made headlines a year ago after raising $2.95 million on Kickstarter, selling its high-quality 3D printer for a relatively low price of $2,299.