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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"crowdfunding"”.
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Crowdfunding in Museums
… and Indiegogo have propelled the popularity of crowdfunding and have made it a viable mode of fundraising in museums. Museums have used crowdfunding to raise funds for a wide variety of purposes including purchasing property, construction, disaster recovery, exhibition production, educational …
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Determining key drivers of crowdfunding success and exploring the social nature of crowdfunding
… the collective effort of friends and family, crowdfunding provides start-ups the opportunity to bypass traditional financing methods, and instead raise capital for their venture from customers and investors. Unlike traditional investing, crowdfunding success relies on a large number of …
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Real estate crowdfunding in China
… for the world, one of their subcategories, crowdfunding has a considerable potential to change the real estate industry. The study was to examine the real estate crowdfunding (short for RECF) in China and understand the present status of the industry, challenges, opportunities, and trends. …
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Learning and Performance in Serial Crowdfunding
… developments such as the availability of crowdfunding platforms provides new possibilities in this direction. Various theories have been suggested for why past experience may have both positive and negative effects on the subsequent performance of entrepreneurs. In this thesis, I ask: do …
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Analysis of crowdfunding descriptions for technology projects
… that contribute to the success of a project on crowdfunding sites, such as Kickstarter. These include, but are not limited to, the specified project goal of funding, the success of similar projects, the funder incentives, the amount and type of information given on project webpage, the …
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IL CROWDFUNDING: REGOLAMENTAZIONE EUROPEA E TUTELA DEL CONSUMATORE-INVESTITORE.
… regulatory framework and operational aspects of crowdfunding, with specific regard to the process of adapting Italian law to Regulation (EU) No. 2020/1503 (ECSP) and the related implications for consumer protection. It outlines the changes imposed on crowdfunding service providers operating in …
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How does crowdfunding work? Understanding the process through its activity
Crowdfunding is a process featuring incremental financial donations from a ‘crowd’ of backers to help fund a project initiated by a creator. In recent years, crowdfunding has generated significant revenue as well as great interest from industry, government, and creative entrepreneurs. However, rate …
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PERSUASION IN REWARD-BASED CROWDFUNDING: THE ROLE OF VISUAL IMAGE
… a new form of fundraising for business startups, crowdfunding (CF) benefits the entrepreneurs by (1) overcoming geographical constraints (Agrawal et al., 2011); (2) adding publicity (e.g., Belleflamme et al., 2013); (3) enabling them to collect “wisdom of crowds” (Collins & Pierrakis, 2012). To …
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Effects of social media on diffusion of responsibility in crowdfunding
… the growing industries in today's world is the crowdfunding industry. Crowdfunding can be considered as a collaborative social media. Since the early stages of its development, crowdfunding has made use of social media as a way of attracting more people to fund projects. Therefore, there have …
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Investigation Into the Crowdfunding Process for Bringing a Product to Market
Crowdfunding is a way for entrepreneurs to source capital. It has become a major factor in the funding and marketing landscape and a tool for prospective product based startups. When used effectively crowdfunding can have profound effects on the launch of a company. This paper investigates the …
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The Examiniation of Entrepreneurial Investment Tax Credits: Angel vs. Crowdfunding Investing
… two risk settings, which parallel Angel and Crowdfunding investing methods.</p> <p>The study finds an equity-investment tax credit is effective at incentivizing investors to make risky capital investments in startups <em>when</em> the nature of risk for the investing method is characterized …
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Technológia jellegű innovációs projektek közösségi finanszírozása = Crowdfunding of technological innovation projects
A kutatás célja az volt, hogy kitöltse a vállalkozásfejlesztés közösségi finanszírozásra vonatkozó ajánlásaiban és ismereteiben a korábban nem lefedett részeket, hozzájáruljon a technológiai jellegű innovációs projektek finanszírozási ismereteihez, valamint új összefüggéseket tárjon fel a közösségi …
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Civic crowdfunding : participatory communities, entrepreneurs and the political economy of place
Crowdfunding, the raising of capital from a large and diverse pool of donors via online platforms, has grown exponentially in the past five years, spurred by the rise of Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. While legislative attention in the US has turned to the potential to use crowdfunding as a means of …
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Funding Female Features: Crowdfunding for Gender Equity in the Film Industry
… both on-screen and behind the camera. Crowdfunding has recently emerged as an alternative to corporate funding and traditional venture capitalism, where people donate small amounts of money online to fund business projects. Given underrepresentation of marginalized groups in the film …
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Understanding funder’s risk perceptions in reward-based crowdfunding : formation, impact, and cure.
Reward-based crowdfunding is rapidly shaping up to be a revolutionary avenue for companies, especially start-ups, to broadcast their businesses and solicit capital through digital platforms. The platformized micro-investment mechanism in crowdfunding creates an unprecedented digital market that …
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ESSAYS ON NUDGING CUSTOMERS’ BEHAVIORS: EVIDENCE FROM ONLINE GROCERY SHOPPING AND CROWDFUNDING
… contribution behaviors in a reward-based crowdfunding platform. In both contexts, we study how to actively nudge their behaviors. In Chapter 2, we investigates how, when dealing with products that are available in limited quantities, customers may be nudged to purchase them. Specifically, …
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The Influence of Institutional Context on Crowdfunding Adoption for MSME Financing in Nigeria
… (Ina Ibor et al., 2017). Over the last decade, crowdfunding has emerged as a promising alternative financing option, offering a more inclusive pathway to increase MSMEs’ access to finance, in the face of persistent funding challenges. However, adoption in developing economies has been slow …
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Expanding financial communication: Investor relations, crowdfunding, and democracy in the time of fintech
… relations and financial communication integrate crowdfunding to their practice and research to further democratise finance and contribute to a fully functioning society? The thesis with publication includes four publications – three published journal articles and one book chapter (in press) – and …
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