Imagine raising $7 million from nearly 50,000 strangers in a matter of weeks. That’s the power of a growing trend toward crowd funding, as demonstrated by the most successful Kickstarter campaign yet. Read the full story at CNET Continue Reading →
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The U.S. Senate has sent an amended version of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act back to the House on a vote of 73-26. The bill, introduced by House Republicans, is intended to spark investments in small and medium-sized startups, partially through crowdfunding — similar to the way entrepreneurs raise money on Kickstarter. Read Continue Reading →
Remember the game show 1 vs. 100, where one contestant played against 100 people for a cash jackpot? As the lone contestant built up his/her end of the jackpot (through incredibly inane multiple-choice questions) host Bob Saget (later Carrie Ann Inaba) would call for a decision to play on with this question: Do you want Continue Reading →