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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

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Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market.

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Is Crowd-Funding the Answer When Investors Decline?

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

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Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market.