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What Government Sell Downs can learn from Crowdfunding Techniques

Reflecting on the learnings of 300 Equity Crowdfunding raises I thought many of the tools, techniques and especially the transparency could be directly applied to Government asset sell down. With equity raises there are three aspects that tick the boxes when it comes to getting a fundable opportunity. Of course there are the analytics and supporting …

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Equity Crowdfunding but whose crowd is it?

This article with an Equity crowdfunding headline got me thinking. First equity crowdfunding deal in Australia for 2016 raises more than $675,000 To an entity getting funded to the tune of $675,000 is a great achievement. For a platform to facilitate this is also a great achievement. Well done! However the phrase “With three days …

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A Simple Equity Crowdfunding Fundability Evaluation Tool Revisited

So … how can you quickly and simply evaluate if an equity crowdfunding raise may fly? Meaning it will get investors. After overseeing 320 unaccredited investor equity crowdfunding raises totalling $142 million you get a good feel of what gets funded and what doesn’t. This is key to any successful equity crowdfunding platform. Having just one …

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Equity Crowdfunding is not an extrapolation of Reward Crowdfunding

Because reward crowdfunding came first most regulators are fashioning their equity crowdfunding legislation for unaccredited investors around the pathway and figures reward crowdfunding has trodden. They are two different animals though. 1) Reward crowdfunding is based on instant gratification (You get the DVD, watch, cooler etc as a reward) 2) Equity crowdfunding is based on …

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Learnings from $11.4 million of Equity Crowdfunding raises from mostly unaccredited investors

Success leaves clues. I wondered, what is “Best in Class” in raising funds from predominantly retail or unaccredited investors. Best way to find out was to look at 16 of the most successful, recent Startup equity raises on the ASSOB Equity funding Capital Raising platform. These 16 raised over 11 million dollars together on ASSOB. Most of …

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Crowdfunding in 2020

Looking 6 years into the future, what can we expect crowdfunding to be in 2020 Firstly, the word “crowdfunding” will have virtually disappeared as peer to peer transactions will have become the norm. Same thing happened with the term social networking. Thats just the way most people communicate now and few call it social networking. …

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Equity Crowdfunding can reduce friends and family tension

So Auntie Madge has a bit of money. You have a brilliant idea that needs funding. Madge is not so savvy about startups but she loves your story, your enthusiasm (and you) and hands over her $10,000. supposedly for equity. Other than hope … what does she get in return. And how do you feel? Over …

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Equity Crowdfunding is not just about diversified portfolios

One of the effects of the U.S. leading the world in crowdfunding regulation advances is that its introduction is following the regulators step by step. Title II then Title III. Incumbent players like broker dealers, investment bankers and other vested interests get to have a go first. This brings in a focus on things like …

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Crowdfunding is not a “set and forget” model

This post is inspired by a quote from Dr Richard Swart. He is a globally recognized authority on crowdfunding, equity crowdfunding and crowdfund investing. He directs the University of California, Berkeley research program studying crowdfunding and innovation. Recently he hosted an event where five years of statistics from the ASSOB equity crowdfunding platform were presented in the form …

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