Crowdsourcing Week, the first global platform uniting thought leadership on collaboration and crowdsourcing, will bring its first event to Africa. In collaboration with Innocentrix, an innovation business and technology service company, CSW Summit Johannesburg will...
Holiday season is already here and in a few more weeks, it will be 2016! And for this week, here is a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team. From Goldman Sachs...
Crowdsourcing Week is thrilled to announce the upcoming CSW Summit Tehran on May 20, 2016, in partnership with Eventbox, an events marketing and management platform. The agenda will focus on the crowdfunding and collaborative approaches that define a sharing economy....
Crowdsourcing Week is excited to announce our new board of directors who will shape the company’s growth journey with the expansion of CSW’s flagship offerings and services. Founder and Chief Business Humaniser of Innate Motion, Christophe Fauconnier and...
As I write this article, Beijing has issued its first ever Red Alert on account of lethal air pollution. The “Airpocalyptic” view from my desk made me question the way we look at ridesharing and on-demand platforms. They are not just the next profit-making startup...
Crowdfunding is growing significantly and is forecasted to surpass venture capital funding in 2016 according to a recent report. The practice itself is more than doubling, every year according to Forbes. In 2015, $USD 34.4 billion, was raised across the...
Capping the week, we’d like to extend our Thanksgiving greetings to our readers. And of course, as part of our routine, here’s a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week...
In less than one week, our supporters and community have helped us raise nearly 30% of our equity crowdfunding raise investment goal, and gained access to some SWEET campaign rewards! Have you taken a look at the rewards on offer yet? They provide a unique opportunity...
From crowdsourcing projects to track UFOs to building a new smartphone to democratizing light and water, here’s a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team about...
There are two things that every entrepreneur/innovator should take note if they want to explore crowdfunding: optimism and caution. We’ve heard tons of successful stories, but we must remember that there’s always a story behind the glory.
Ready for this week’s scoop? Here’s a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team about sharing economy, open innovation, crowdfunding and more. Uber to offer bank...
Hello, Sweet November! It’s amazing how time passes very quickly and before you know it 2015 ends with a bang. Here’s a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week...
SEC’s long-anticipated approval on Title III will allow unaccredited investors to invest in startups and companies. But is this a real game changer for every startup? Industry experts are cautiously optimistic
The digital platform is not just a medium to interact but is one of the cornerstones of the crowd economy, that is poorly understood at best. This was a big takeaway from my interview with a top global CXO advisor on the platform business model, Sangeet Paul Choudary,...
Today is a significant day in crowdfunding arena. For those who are following the latest news, SEC has finally released the final rules on Title III to permit crowdfunding for investors, entrepreneurs, and startups. Meanwhile, here’s a curated weekly roundup of the...
Did you miss CSW Europe 2015? Find the recap for day 2, day 3 and day 4 here. To give you a taste of the action from the conference, we bring you the highlights of live polls, surveys, and questions during the conference, in cooperation with Wooclap, a user-friendly...
Calling all energy industry experts and crowd economy enthusiasts! On the heels of a successful Crowdsourcing Week Europe 2015 conference, here’s a post-#CSWEurope15 hangover treat for everyone. We are inviting you to join the Crowd Energy Brainstorm session on...
We are wrapping the 5-day weeklong conference with a blast at the European Forum For Entrepreneurial Finance, Matchmaking Fair event and CSW Crowdfunding Workshop for entrepreneurs. We would like to thank – our sponsors, supporting organizations, crowd partners...
Wrapping the Day 4 with the theme, “Sustainable Europe: Participatory Government & Crowd Energy Solutions” attendees came out of the conference, equipped, inspired and ready to bring all the smart ideas and crowd-powered solutions they’ve learned...
“It’s impossible to become a smart, circular city in a linear, wasteful world. That’s an absurd ambition,” said Ken Webster in his keynote on the Circular Economy. This was one of many thought-provoking and insightful, today at CSWEurope15...
Today, at CSW Europe 2015, The Things Network, launches the crowdfunding of their new product through Kickstarter. This product will allow their community to build an open and free network for the Internet of Things at 20% of the costs of currently available hardware....