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Why Connecting Is The Key To Money: 4 Fundraising Tips You Probably Never...
This Wednesday, Miki Agrawal will be taking the stage during CROWDFUNDx NYC to share her experiences. Why are we thrilled to have her participate? Miki is a serial social entrepreneur and award winner....
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OPEN Forum & CROWDFUNDx: Tools To Help Grow Your Business
On July 17, Crowdcentric, the organization behind Social Media Week, will host CROWDFUNDx NYC with the aim of providing entrepreneurs & small business owners the tools and resources to help their...
View ArticleWhat To Expect At CROWDFUNDx NYC
“Investment Crowdfunding will be one of the most transparent, efficient and necessary investment channels in the future.” – Sherwood Neiss With the ruling coming down from the SEC last Wednesday...
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CROWDFUNDx: How Equity-Based Platforms Are Changing the Landscape
The verdict is in. With the SEC’s final ruling, startups along with venture capital funds, private equity funds and hedge funds will be able to solicit their stocks and investment products via, social...
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CROWDFUNDx NYC: 9 Takeaways From The Day
Yesterday was the culmination of all of our efforts for CROWDFUNDx NYC. Our team partnered with Crowdfunder, American Express OPEN Forum and Nokia@Work to help New York’s entrepreneurial and small...
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How Crowdfunding Got Kickstarted: A Short History
This post is co-authored by Jackie Davalos and Jeff Dobrinsky. With CROWDFUNDx NYC in the background and a great perspective of what the future looks like, we wanted to give you a glimpse at the short...
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CROWDFUNDx: Investment & The Social Web with David S. Rose
Hailed as a “world conquering entrepreneur,” David is a technology pioneer, investor and founder of over 75 revolutionary companies, pivotal in propelling technology and social media to the next...
View ArticleThe Nutritious Diet that Requires Never Eating Again?
After a recent vacation that included very minimal physical activity and a whole lot of eating, I was determined to find a detoxifying diet that would get me back to a lighter and healthier self. For...
View ArticleCROWDFUNDx NYC in Review (Video)
In late July, New York-based Crowdcentric and Crowdfunder, partnered with American Express OPEN Forum and Nokia@Work to gather together the leading experts and thinkers around crowdfunding to discuss...
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Asking Questions: American Express OPEN Forum Networking Session
What better way to learn new techniques or get valuable advice than to ask someone with first-hand experience? American Express OPEN Forum is an advice-sharing platform built for entrepreneurs. The...
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CROWDFUNDx Conference: Introducing the Speakers and Schedule
The agenda is finalized. The speakers are locked in. Presented by American Express OPEN Forum & Nokia@Work, CROWDFUNDx NYC boasts a cacophony of brilliant thought leaders, experienced investors...
View ArticleSetting Yourself Up for Success: Nokia@Work & CROWDFUNDx
As an entrepreneur, you can’t waste time. Time is an invaluable resource for you — and your company. How you use your time can dictate whether your startup or small business thrives or suffers. “The...
View ArticleThe Innovator You Should Know: Jessica O. Matthews At CROWDFUNDx
Hailed by former President Clinton as a true innovator, Jessica O. Matthews may have been flying under your radar — but she shouldn’t be. As part of a college class assignment, Jessica was charged with...
View ArticleA True Leader in Crowdfunding: Chance Barnett, CEO of crowdfunder
Our team were first introduced to Chance Barnett at SMW LA last September. Chance shared his vision for crowdfunding and why it is so crucial to our current economy. We immediately knew he was one of...
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Using the Power of the Crowd to Inspire the Next Generation of Tech-Leaders
While crowdfunding is not readily available for businesses yet, it is an increasingly popular mechanism for fundraising for social impact. With organizations like charity: water and The Adventure...
View ArticleAmerica’s Leading Super Angel: David S. Rose speaks at CROWDFUNDx
If you were going to search for America’s leading super angel investor, you’d undoubtedly find David S. Rose of Rose Tech Ventures. “The primary hallmark of an entrepreneurial fundraising pitch as...
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Why Businesses Need A Crowd: Josh Abramson & John Foley
We know the adage, don’t try to fit a square peg in a round hole. It’s apt for business models. There are numerous larger businesses that don’t fit the mold or model for angel and VC investment....
View ArticleThe Adventure of Entrepreneurship: Matt Brimer at CROWDFUNDx
Great entrepreneurs solve real problems. Most would agree that education in the United States has its lot of problems. So, Matt Brimer decided to do something about that. “I love the adventure of it...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Around the World
Crowdfunding has made it easier than ever for people to pursue their own creative ideas and is an incredibly relevant part of our global lineup at SMW. Learn how to run a successful crowdfunding...
View ArticleProdigy Network: Build Your Own City
People everywhere are coming together to help back community initiatives, like cultural projects, non-profit initiatives, and political movements. The crowd is powerful. And what if we could turn that...
View ArticleComponents Of A Good Crowdfunding Campaign
Like everything, there is no secret recipe for a successful crowdfunding campaign. From our previous posts it should be clear that there are lots of options, motivations, possibilities and tools...
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Interview with Luke Lang, Co-Founder of Crowdcube
Crowdcube is the world leader in equity-based crowdfunding. Launched in February 2011, the UK based platform has set the pace in bringing to the fore a new mechanism of raising capital for...
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Crowdfunding Bicycle Building- An Interview with Andrew Denham of The Bicycle...
The Bicycle Academy, an innovative plan to train people to build bike frames whilst providing bikes to the developing world, used crowdfunding to generate the funds it needed to set up. The campaign...
View ArticleHoward Lindzon: The Evolution of Reg-FD (Video)
Social media has changed investor communications. While the Reg-FD has a set of rules that are helpful, navigating them in the context of online media is not often undertaken. Co-founder of StockTwits,...
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Crowdfunding and Your Business
Last month in the United States, the JOBS Act was passed, which allowed for crowdfunding to raise investment capital. The JOBS Act is the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, and it has the potential...
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Fueling startup innovation and small business growth – SMW partners with...
Over the past five years, as we’ve seen SMW evolve and grow with you, our community, we have seen the power of connected communities. A connected community impacts innovation and job creation. Today...
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Pitch Your Business at CROWDFUNDx and win up to $25k in Prizes & Access to...
Today, we are thrilled to announce CROWDFUNDx NYC. Taking place July 17th, Crowdcentric, the organization behind Social Media Week globally, is partnering with Crowdfunder to launch a pitch contest and...
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CROWDFUNDxNYC Open: Submit Your Startup, Social Enterprise, or Small Business...
Today, Crowdcentric, the organization behind SMW globally, are partnering with crowdfunder to open the CROWDFUNDxNYC Challenge and invite you submit your business. The challenge is open to small...
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Why should you submit your business to CROWDFUNDxNYC?
The exciting aspect of CROWDFUNDxNYC for us here at SMW is the potential for collaboration and the opportunity to support our community. On May 15th, we opened the CROWDFUNDxNYC challenge, giving a...
View ArticleThe Value of Relationships: CROWDFUNDx Capital Partners & Judges
What would you say if you had 30 minutes with the brightest in your field? What if an hour could change your business? We strongly believe in the power of collaboration and relationships. So, with...
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More Time for Your Business to Join CROWDFUNDxNYC
With so many opportunities to really grow your business, we want to ensure as many small businesses, startups and social enterprises get the chance to join CROWDFUNDxNYC. So, we are extending the...
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Attend CROWDFUNDx in NYC & Learn How Crowdfunding Can Grow Your Business
July 17th is an exciting day for us here at Social Media Week. It marks CROWDFUNDx, which will feature our challenge event with a one-day conference focused on crowdfunding for businesses, produced by...
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CROWDFUNDx NYC: Learn How Crowdfunding Can Support Your Business
Have questions about equity-crowdfunding? Want to learn how to pitch your company more effectively? Interested to hear from business leaders who have successfully raised capital via crowdfunding...
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Announcing Our CROWDFUNDx NYC Challenge Finalists
It’s time to meet our 15 CROWDFUNDx NYC Challenge Finalists! We saw more than 130 companies enter for a chance to win $25k and independent meetings with our capital partners. Today, we want you to...
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Happy 4th of July: Celebrate With A Discount
Happy 4th of July! We want to wish you a very safe and lovely holiday! And to make it even nicer, we’re giving you 40% off any CROWDFUNDx NYC tickets purchased over the holiday. We couldn’t be more...
View Article5 Reasons You Should Attend CROWDFUNDx NYC
Why should you join us for CROWDFUNDx NYC on July 17th? We have 5 great reasons: Crowdfunding is a viable industry: it raised $2.7B in 2012 and is expected to surpass $5B in 2013 globally. You’ll walk...
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CROWDFUNDx NYC: Who’s speaking?
We’re a week away from CROWDFUNDx NYC, and to help you get the most out of our full-day conference we want to introduce you to the speakers who will be taking the stage. We’ve curated a list of...
View ArticleActivate Your Entrepreneurial Calling Through Crowdfunding: Advice from...
During next week’s CROWDFUNDx conference, we’ll be tackling myriad issues entrepreneurs, founders and small business owners & leaders encounter. We want the day to help empower small businesses,...
View ArticleCROWDFUNDx: Meet The People Behind The JOBS Act Framework For Crowdfunding
With little debate, one can say following the financial crisis this country has faced over the past decade, we need to figure out new ways to open up capital and opportunity to small businesses. In...
View ArticleBreaking The Finance Gap: CROWDFUNDx Brings Amy Cortese & Others
Many are awaiting the SEC regulations to come down to enable crowdfunding for businesses on a larger scale, but few fully understand how that will fully play out as we break away from SEC regulations...
View ArticleThe Art of Telling Your Story: Steve Rosenbaum At CROWDFUNDx NYC
There’s an art to storytelling. A good storyteller can pull anyone into their world; you travel on their journey; you feel their pains and their joys; you root for their success. Our business pitches...
View ArticleBuild Community Trust: Ron J. Williams At CROWDFUNDx NYC
As any entrepreneur knows, you can build a great product but then you have the hard work of gaining community buy-in. Building your community – and even more importantly, gaining their trust – is...
View ArticleMarketing Lessons From The Most Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns
Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have completely changed how entrepreneurial and creative projects get funded and launched. But crowdfunding, like any business venture, requires more than just...
View ArticleHow Businesses are Turning to Social Media and Crowdfunding for Capital
If there’s one thing most businesses hate doing, it’s raising more capital. But it’s a necessary evil that must be addressed. Well, the good news is that businesses have a handful of different options...
View Article3 Ways to Improve Your Brand’s Relationship with Millennials
Everyone knows that it’s important to reach Millennials and effectively engage them moving forward, yet very few brands do it well. This is a problem, as Millennials have more than $200 billion in...
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Hollywood and Social Media Celebrities Unite To Raise Awareness for...
Walter White is cooking something up again, and this time, it’s not related to chemistry. Actor Bryan Cranston is among numerous personalities who are taking on the #BreakingBatten challenge, a social...
View ArticleWhy Millennials Are The Best Storytellers
With the thousands of apps and social media platforms readily available for us, the nature of storytelling has drastically changed. With the widespread, and almost universal use of social media...
View ArticleIgniting Digital Influencers to Start a Movement for Good
“We’re about to embark on an amazing journey with the Muscular Dystrophy Association,” says Shira Lazar. As the Founder and CEO of What’s Trending, Lazar adds that the amazing aspect of having a...
View ArticleKickstarter’s 2016 Year in Review
Launched in 2009, Kickstarter helps artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators find the resources and support they need to make their ideas a reality. To date, tens of thousands of...
View ArticleThe “Feel Good” Strategy: Non-Profit Success Stories from Social Media
The term ‘feel good’ is not necessarily associated with success. And nor should it be. Success in any arena can certainly be achieved without any philanthropic or charitable aspects. However, I have...
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