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5 Crowdfunding Concerns Worry Professional Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Way back in 2015, the Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups. A startup that is listed on a crowdfunding platform gets no formal pushback or negotiation on its declared valuation.

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5 Equity Crowdfunding Reflections Before You Sign Up

Startup Professionals Musings

Way back in 2015, the Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups. A startup that is listed on a crowdfunding platform gets no formal pushback or negotiation on its declared valuation.

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Delane Parnell’s plan to conquer amateur esports

TechCrunch LA

Los Angeles-based PlayVS (pronounced “play versus”) wants to become the dominant platform for amateur esports, starting at the high school level. We were focused on internet infrastructure – this is 2015-ish – and I was appointed to lead our strategy in esports. Eric P: What then drove you to found PlayVS?

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Professional Investors Qualms About Crowdfunding

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding has already grown to over $30 billion in 2015, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. In 2015, the new Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 Investors cannot verify accountability or governance. million held by the Coolest Cooler.

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6 Top Trends For The Digital World In 2016

Tech Zulu Event

In 2015 an additional 237 thousand joined the online community. As online viewership and behaviors grew in 2015 – the average U.S. In 2015, issues of online security and data privacy consumed headlines. One of the stars of 2015 was undoubtedly Slack. The global online audience currently stands at some 3.2

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VentureRadar: The Corporate Matchmakers

Tech Zulu Event

Creating a new product or startup is no longer limited to those who have access to government grants or venture capital funding, the tech industry has become democratized and VentureRadar wants to further facilitate new entrepreneurs by giving them exposure and contacts.

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Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus

Xconomy

million Series D round in early 2015, re-upped in the latest round, which included all existing investors and some debt, Tealium CEO Jeff Lunsford said last week. We have a market-leading tag management platform that is the on-ramp to a marketing-led customer management platform,” Lunsford said. It’s been about data.