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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

Equity investing is very risky, but huge returns are possible if you pick the next Facebook, but failure means your entire investment is lost. Smart entrepreneurs often learn the most from their failures, using the feedback to pivot their solutions before squandering a large investment from friends, angels or VCs. In the U.S.,

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5 Crowdfunding Approaches To Tempt Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Equity investing is very risky, but huge returns are possible if you pick the next Facebook, but failure means your entire investment is lost. Smart entrepreneurs often learn the most from their failures, using the feedback to pivot their solutions before squandering a large investment from friends, angels or VCs. In the U.S.,

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Will Crowdfunding Replace Angel And VC Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

Equity investing is very risky, but huge returns are possible if you pick the next Facebook, but failure means your entire investment is lost. Smart entrepreneurs often learn the most from their failures, using the feedback to pivot their solutions before squandering a large investment from friends, angels or VCs. In the U.S.,

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Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

This new model (now only legal in the UK) will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to get an ownership position in early startups. People can invest (donate) money to a project which has good moral/ethical value. This is not a get-rich-quick vehicle for consumers. Good-cause crowd funding.

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Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up?

Startup Professionals Musings

This new model will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to fund early startups. As a current Angel investor, I can attest that any investments in startups are more risky than the commodity markets, and you shouldn’t expect to see any return for five years. Proceed at your own peril.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 4.0 – Wireless is the next big thing – hurry!

Frank Addante

. ► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Zondigo, Inc.

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