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7 Equity Crowdfunding Risks Feared By Many Investors

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According to Yahoo Finance , less than a third of crowdfunding campaigns currently reach their goals, and the rest have to return anything they do collect. In fact, there are many types of crowdfunding, including donations, reward, pre-orders, loans, and equity. That exceeds the amounts contributed in the U.S.

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HomeMe Names Two Executives

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The company said it has named Raj Chauhan as Chief Revenue Officer and Natalie Cariola as Vice President of Sales. Chauhan has previously served at Adslot Technologies, OpenX Technologies, Rubicon Project, Move, and Yahoo!, and had founded online ad networks Banner Brokers and ClickAgents. READ MORE>>.

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The Search Agency Opens Office In San Francisco

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The company said the new office will help support its Bay Area client base, plus provide it with local access to agency representatives at Google and Yahoo. The firm is backed by private equity firm JMI Equity. READ MORE>>.

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CapLinked Raise $1.6m Series A Round & Appoint Adam Sroka As VP Technology

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Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6 CapLinked says the round of funding and new appointment are an advancement in their move to displace the legacy left by Virtual Data Room (VDR) with their intuitive new product for coordinating on complex business deals such as asset sales, financings, and mergers and acquisitions.

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Eleven Startup Tips From Mark Cuban

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Mark and his team sold Broadcast.com, to Yahoo! Even after Yahoo’s stock tanked following the dot bomb crash, Mark and his senior team still walked away with a whole lot of Chicklets. . "Sweat "Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. " The timing of the sale of Broadcast.com was impeccable.

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How YP Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

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I had also spent five years at Overture and Yahoo, going back to the Goto.com days. I was recruited for the role when we were still at AT&T Interactive in October of 2008, by some of my former coworkers at Yahoo, who had already landed here. We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. READ MORE>>.

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How YP.com Is Growing A Giant Tech Team In Glendale

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I had also spent five years at Overture and Yahoo, going back to the Goto.com days. I was recruited for the role when we were still at ATT Interactive in October of 2008, by some of my former coworkers at Yahoo, who had already landed here. We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. READ MORE>>.