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Why Kickstarter and crowdfunding can’t replace traditional investors

The Next Web

Are traditional investors really that great when you can leverage your social networks for cash? He quit his job to fulfill his orders and imagined starting a great new business from the seed money. Sure you can raise your seed money on Kickstarter or another crowdfunding platform… then what?

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. HealthTab acquires Avvo Health to double its doctor network. Entrepreneurs are survivors by nature. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012.