The Crowd Cafe: Small business still reeling from credit crunch [CNBC]

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  Crowdfunding news, research and resources  Don’t hesitate to get in touch! j@thecrowdcafe.com TheCrowdCafe Weekly – September 8, 2013 Sep 08, 2013 11:01 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|     Selected Articles Small business still reeling from credit crunch [CNBC] “The data on small business lending paint a bleaker …

The Crown Cafe: On Friday, I reactively penned my thoughts on the Ubuntu Edge’s failure to reach its $31 million goal. I think much of the press missing the story.

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  Don’t hesitate to get in touch! j@thecrowdcafe.com TheCrowdCafe Weekly – August 25, 2013 Aug 25, 2013 10:44 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   Happy Sunday, all. Another busy week in the crowdinvesting industry, with an acquisition in the UK and a number of new platforms & services launched. Before …

The Crowd Cafe: The Economics of Equity Crowdfunding

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Don’t hesitate to get in touch! j@thecrowdcafe.com TheCrowdCafe Weekly – August 18, 2013 Aug 18, 2013 11:15 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   From the Cafe The Economics of Equity Crowdfunding TheCrowdCafe Community: We’d love to hear your questions, thoughts and commentary on the crowdinvesting industry. A List of Accredited …

The Crowd Cafe: Paul Spinrad kickstarted a fantastic discussion on real estate crowdfunding

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Don’t hesitate to get in touch! j@thecrowdcafe.com TheCrowdCafe Weekly – July 28, 2013 Jul 28, 2013 12:36 pm | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   Happy Sunday, All! Bill Carleton and Joseph Wallin—security attorneys, thought leaders, and fierce advocates for workable crowdinvesting regulations—are calling on all supporters to help Save Regulation D. …

The CrowdCafe: A Historic Week in Crowdinvesting – July 13, 2013 (07/13/2013)

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Don’t hesitate to get in touch! j@thecrowdcafe.com A Historic Week in Crowdinvesting – July 13, 2013 Jul 13, 2013 12:33 pm | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   As you’ve undoubtedly heard, the SEC voted 4-1 on Wednesday to lift the ban on general solicitation of private security offerings to accredited investors. The rules will …

TheCrowdCafe weekly: curated summary of crowdinvesting news

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TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #12 – June 16, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! •  Happy Sunday, All! Here’s this weeks’ curated summary of crowdinvesting news. Also, check out our updated database. I made a few changes to make it more user-friendly and useful. Specifically, it now supports filtering and search (e.g. equity platforms serving …

TheCrowdCafe Weekly: Own Your Neighborhood | Slate

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TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #11 – June 10, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! •  Aloha! Hope you all had a fantastic week. Here’s our curated summary of this week’s happenings in the crowdfund investing ecosystem. Give me a shout at j@thecrowdcafe.com if you have any questions or updates! Selected Articles Own Your Neighborhood | Slate I disagree …

TheCrowdCafe weekly: A New Startup Financing Model and the Passionate Voices Behind It | Entrepreneur Magazine

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TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #10 – June 2, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! •  Hey all, Happy Sunday—hope you’re enjoying these last few weekends of Spring. Unfortunately, Summer got impatient here in New York. It’s scorching hot! Anyways, here’s a roundup of this week’s investment crowdfunding news. Give me a shout at j@thecrowdcafe.com if you …

The Crown Cafe: Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry

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  Don’t hesitate to get in touch! j@thecrowdcafe.com Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry May 22, 2013 10:37 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post|   Investment crowdfunding, crowdfund investing, crowdinvesting—I’m at ends!—whichever your preferred term, one thing’s for sure: it’s taking off globally. Platforms are expanding throughout Europe like wildfire. Just …

TheCrowdCafe weekly: Reigniting Alumni Engagement with Crowdfunding

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TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #8 – May 12, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! • Happy Mother’s Day! 🙂 From the Cafe Reigniting Alumni Engagement with Crowdfunding Union Square Ventures is Cornering the Crowdfunding Market Selected Articles The SEC’s recent “no action” letters | Crowd Valley SEC’s White Said to Push for Lifting ban on …