Comments on: Crowdfunding a guide to crowdfunding http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 01:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: july http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1473770 july Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1473770 I think your initiative is very interesting. If you want to compare some crowdfunding websites, I heard about MyMicroInvest (http://www.mymicroinvest.com). They are different from other websites as they let people vote for the start-up they like and people will invest with professionals at the same conditions.  I think your initiative is very interesting. If you want to compare some crowdfunding websites, I heard about MyMicroInvest (http://www.mymicroinvest.com). They are different from other websites as they let people vote for the start-up they like and people will invest with professionals at the same conditions. 

]]> By: Dom http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1473653 Dom Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1473653 Is this project similar? http://xkcd.com/1055/ Is this project similar? http://xkcd.com/1055/

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1472480 nixiebunny Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1472480 In the 1980s, The Far Side had a cartoon about whatever was the subject at hand, and now we turn to xkcd. In the 1980s, The Far Side had a cartoon about whatever was the subject at hand, and now we turn to xkcd.

]]> By: jebyrnes http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471973 jebyrnes Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471973 FYI, I've been doing some data analysis on Science Crowdfunding - see talk at  http://www.imachordata.com/?p=1296 - and I'm happy to share my research with you.  I'm curious to see if the pattern is general, and I think it might be.  See also  http://scifundchallenge.org/  FYI, I’ve been doing some data analysis on Science Crowdfunding – see talk at  http://www.imachordata.com/?p=1296 – and I’m happy to share my research with you.  I’m curious to see if the pattern is general, and I think it might be.  See also  http://scifundchallenge.org/ 

]]> By: William Cunningham http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471782 William Cunningham Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471782 The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses and Startups http://www.amazon.com/The-JOBS-Act-Crowdfunding-Businesses/dp/143024755X Thank you! William Michael Cunningham The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses and Startups
http://www.amazon.com/The-JOBS-Act-Crowdfunding-Businesses/dp/143024755X

Thank you!

William Michael Cunningham

]]> By: Glenn Fleishman http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471561 Glenn Fleishman Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471561 Yes, this is absolutely a growing niche. There are already firms that specialize in making and delivering merchandise, but I don't know that any have tied in perfectly into the Kickstarter/Indiegogo/etc. stream. Yes, this is absolutely a growing niche. There are already firms that specialize in making and delivering merchandise, but I don’t know that any have tied in perfectly into the Kickstarter/Indiegogo/etc. stream.

]]> By: Glenn Fleishman http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471556 Glenn Fleishman Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471556  I'm not quite that meta, but I will be talking to him (and some other cartoonists) about licensing their work to include in the book.  I’m not quite that meta, but I will be talking to him (and some other cartoonists) about licensing their work to include in the book.

]]> By: Wolfgang Beer http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471540 Wolfgang Beer Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471540 i completely agree, it is some sort of community share, a completely new way for funding without large investors and keeping banks completely out of the way.  i completely agree, it is some sort of community share, a completely new way for funding without large investors and keeping banks completely out of the way. 

]]> By: Wolfgang Beer http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471528 Wolfgang Beer Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471528 as traditional publishers are not really giving you a good share of revenus for your books, i think starting a book project and getting possible readers via crowd sourcing platforms is an excellent idea.  A fancy idea would also be to crowd fund research publications, as they are quite expensive when you add travel costs, hotel, conference fees and work time... :) as traditional publishers are not really giving you a good share of revenus for your books, i think starting a book project and getting possible readers via crowd sourcing platforms is an excellent idea. 
A fancy idea would also be to crowd fund research publications, as they are quite expensive when you add travel costs, hotel, conference fees and work time… :)

]]> By: sweetcraspy http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471520 sweetcraspy Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471520 I've been thinking that a good meta-Kickstarter would be a campaign to start a physical shipping company specifically for Kickstarter projects.  I've heard many  successful projects talk about how unready they were to ship 5000 posters or keychains or whatever.  The reward levels could be "discounted handling of your next successful project" or something like that. I’ve been thinking that a good meta-Kickstarter would be a campaign to start a physical shipping company specifically for Kickstarter projects.  I’ve heard many  successful projects talk about how unready they were to ship 5000 posters or keychains or whatever.  The reward levels could be “discounted handling of your next successful project” or something like that.

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471427 nixiebunny Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471427 As usual, already covered by Randall Munroe: http://xkcd.com/1055/ As usual, already covered by Randall Munroe:
http://xkcd.com/1055/

]]> By: Glenn Fleishman http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471421 Glenn Fleishman Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471421 I love B corporations. The issue there, as I've read, is whether the B corp. guidelines will be able to effectively provide the right incentives over changes of leadership and long spans of time. But it's a great structure. Needs more tax benefits, I think. I love B corporations. The issue there, as I’ve read, is whether the B corp. guidelines will be able to effectively provide the right incentives over changes of leadership and long spans of time. But it’s a great structure. Needs more tax benefits, I think.

]]> By: Charles Lenchner http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471387 Charles Lenchner Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471387 Crowdfunding isn't a solution to some niche cultural issues. It's a way of thinking about markets in a new way. Fifth generation crowdfunding will address local retail outlets, community ownership of local businesses, more direct relationships between producers and consumers, B Corps raising massive capital for disruption level projects, etc. Just wait. Crowdfunding isn’t a solution to some niche cultural issues. It’s a way of thinking about markets in a new way. Fifth generation crowdfunding will address local retail outlets, community ownership of local businesses, more direct relationships between producers and consumers, B Corps raising massive capital for disruption level projects, etc. Just wait.

]]> By: TechArt http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/crowdfunding-a-guide-to-crowdf.html#comment-1471357 TechArt Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169607#comment-1471357  Too bad the book isn't already available, so we can use advices and tips on our freshly launched campaign "Art and technology in the perfect sync." www.indiegogo.com/art-tech  Too bad the book isn’t already available, so we can use advices and tips on our freshly launched campaign “Art and technology in the perfect sync.” http://www.indiegogo.com/art-tech

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