Crowdfunding Campaign started as a means for start-ups to raise funds back in 2008. It is an alternative to venture capitalist investment. SME can now adopt the same model for raising of equity through share allocation or other ownership arrangement. You need the crowd to be effective in raising funds. Crowdfunding Campaign is more of an art than a science. It is about getting the right people involved at the right time. So what are the key success factors for a typical crowdfunding campaign?
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Does your company use hackathons? If you think that they are just for software companies and tech nerds then think again. Today every company has to be a software company and every innovator has to find new ways to meet customer needs.
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