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10 Secrets of Successful Crowdfunding - From Scott Steinberg

ReadWriteStart

Ultimately, you’re trying to reach either as broad an audience as possible, or a very loyal and passionate [niche] audience of fans. SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. Crowdfunding] investors are not as sophisticated as professional venture and angel investors.

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Monetisation is Key to drive The Second Renaissance in the Creator Economy

VC Cafe

Most creators build their audiences on Platforms etc. The platform provides the tools and in most cases the audience, but that of course, comes at a cost. We’ve made several investments in the space (some are still in stealth). A16Z, did a great job summarising how companies (vs. Platform take rates = tax.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Both Sides of the Table

AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. The team has experience in building startups (Doug Ludlow was formerly a founder in a TechStars company) and have all worked at local Los Angeles based startups. But at the highest level they’ve created a marketplace for “flash&# sales.

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DLD 2011: Probably the best organized conference in Europe

VC Cafe

Last week I had the pleasure to attend the DLD 2011 (Digital Life Design) conference in Munich, which was co-hosted by Dr Yossi Vardi and Burda Media, a large German media company (for those who don’t know). He was less bullish on Israel and India, which raised a few eyebrows in the audience. What was so special about it?

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