[Dossier] Panorama du crowdfunding en France - FrenchWeb.fr 

Crowdfunding: 5 Things You Should Know New crowdfunding sites are springing up every month and more and more entrepreneurs are looking to these sites for money. Despite all the hoopla, crowdfunding is not currently a good alternative for most start-up or small businesses. Here are five things you should know about crowdfunding. Projects, Not Businesses

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Kickstarted: How one company is revolutionizing product development 172inShare Jump To Close Kickstarter is funding an era of product development uncompromised by focus groups and committees Why Word-of-Mouth is Loudest in Africa Doing business in sub-Sahara Africa can be full of disparate challenges, and anyone looking to identify a classic African consumer will struggle. Despite sharing a common border, inhabitants of one country differ from those in a neighboring country with respect to their attitudes, buying and media preferences. Given this degree of diversity within and across geographies, new research from Nielsen shows that marketers need to look beyond the obvious to reach and resonate with both niche and mass audiences. Significant advancements in digital connectivity over the past decade in sub-Saharan Africa have run in parallel with evolving living standards, rising wages and heightened consumption levels. At the same time, consumers have generally become increasingly savvy in the ways they admit brands and messages into their lives, making the marketing efforts even more challenging. For example, instant messaging and social media usage in savvy consumer countries is high.

How to Build an App Empire: Can You Create The Next Instagram? Chad Mureta runs his seven-figure app business from his iPhone. (Photo: Jorge Quinteros). I first met Chad Mureta in Napa Valley in 2011. Two years prior, he had been in a horrible car accident. He’d lost control of his truck in at attempt to avoid a deer, hit a median, and flipped four times, nearly destroying his dominant arm in the wreckage. While in the hospital for a lengthy recovery, a friend gave him an article about the app market. Crowd Funding Websites - Strategy of Innovation Crowd Funding Internet Platforms If you do not see your platform, indicate me your website with a short pitch indicating your type of crowd funding, your theme and where in the world you are located (the owner of the platform) Crowd Funding = Raising money online by soliciting small amounts from many (the crowd) instead of a wealthy few These articles will help you to understand what Crowd Funding is about: - 1/2: Types of Crowd Funding: Ways Entrepreneurs Can Face the Investment Crisis (Eng) - 2/2: How to Invest Using a Crowd Funding Website (Eng) - French version of articles 1 and 2: (Fr) - Examples of CrowdFunding for big projects: (Eng) - Examples of biotech startups funded by Equity-based Crowdfunding/Micro-investing: (Eng) Types of Crowd funding (from money offer to money seeker):

79 lessons learned along my journey I’m doing my best to document the important lessons I learn along my journey of creating startups. This includes lessons key of how I’m succeeding with startup ideas, as well as lessons for enjoying the journey. I don’t know whether the same lessons will apply to you, but I hope you’ll find my thoughts useful. Take what fits, and tell me what doesn’t work for you: I’m always learning. I’m pretty sure I’ll even contradict my own advice at times as I learn more.