Crowdfunding in Europe continues to flourish as a vital engine for innovation. Here are 15 top platforms covering equity, loans, real estate and donations.
Nadeem Ashraf
CSW Global 2016 Coming to London in April
CSW continues its mission of bridging the exponential needs of our times with the crowd economy. And we are coming to London, April 11-15, 2016 for the 4th edition of Crowdsourcing Week's flagship global conference. Mark your calendars as we bring the best practices...
Crowdsourcing Week Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Crowdcube
Crowdsourcing Week, a global platform on the Crowd Economy, launches equity share offer on Crowdcube. Crowdsourcing Week, an organisation dedicated to changing the way businesses, government and nonprofits use the Internet for social productivity through the crowd...
Week In Preview: What’s in Store at Crowdsourcing Week Europe 2015
In exactly 12 weeks, Crowdsourcing Week Europe 2015 will commence in Brussels, Belgium – Europe’s hotbed for ideas, policy and innovation. The week-long event will turn Brussels into the meeting place for crowdsourcing’s top influencers,...
15 Must-Read Takeaways from CSW Global 2015
“Does the crowd economy work?” – if this question was running through the minds of attendees at CSW Global 2015 the response was a resounding “yes”. The conference finished on a high note with high-caliber speakers and crowd economy influencers...
CSW Global 15: Crowdfunding and Crowd Finance Revolution
Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015 was a blast as we wrap up day 4 of the conference with high caliber speakers and experts in the crowdfunding, crowd finance, venture capitalism, and cryptocurrencies. The rapid-fire sessions and discussions from the speakers and...
A Comprehensive Directory of Crowdsourcing Influencers
The Crowd Economy is exploding and the front runners in crowd innovation are truly changing the dynamic of this decade. Who are these influencers that have adopted crowd-driven approaches to solve challenges in business, government and social enterprise? How can we...
Indonesia’s Joko Widodo to Crowdsource Cabinet
Indonesia’s Joko Widodo to Crowdsource Cabinet, Boosting People Participation in Government “An inclusive government” was the campaign mantra of Indonesia’s Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on his way to winning to the country’s...
KPMG: Businesses are Turning Crowdsourcing Communities into “Assets” to Build Value
KPMG’s global crowdsourcing tool, Crowd Connection® , powered by the Chaordix Crowd Intelligence™ offers organisations insights from a customisable online community to provide employee engagement, market intelligence, brand feedback and product co-creation and...
Online Collaboration Has Helped Digitize Millions of Books
The brains behind CAPTCHA, Luis von Ahm and his team while proud of the fact that millions were using their invention everyday also saw hundreds of thousands of hours of lost productivity as people typed in their CAPTCHA. The question- ‘how can we better use these 10 secs of human potential that we have at our disposal’ led them to something better than spam protection. Spam protection with a way to digitize books – Re-CAPTCHA. How brilliant!
Join Darren Westlake of Crowdcube on #Crowdchat
Darren Westlake, co-founder and CEO of Crowdcube, UK – an equity based crowdfunding platform will be talking all things crowdfunding and equity on Twitter.
Announcing CSW Summit: Crowd Innovation for Enterprises
The business operating climate in the UK as well as globally, is rapidly changing with emerging disruptive technologies, increasing cost of business and bigger competition. Remaining competitive in such an environment needs innovation, an agile team and strategic...
5 Benefits of Crowdsourcing Principles for Employee Engagement
Employee satisfaction surveys, online assessments and performance reviews could soon be a thing of the past. Rejoice! These employee engagement strategies have been uncomfortable at best and further deepened the divide between employees and upper management. How can crowdsourcing help convert employees into valuable business assets?
5 Benefits of Crowdsourcing Principles for Employee Engagement
Employee satisfaction surveys, online assessments and performance reviews could soon be a thing of the past. Rejoice! These employee engagement strategies have been uncomfortable at best and further deepened the divide between employees and upper management. How can...
Hyperloop: Will the Future of Hi-Tech be Open Source?
So you have heard about Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, a futuristic idea to transport passengers, faster and more efficiently than even air travel. Elon has released a 57-page report that outlines his concept that engineers from Tesla and SpaceX have worked on for 9 months....
Earning Through the Shared Economy?
You monetize the sharing economy. You rent out your car, spare room, tools and freelance as a writer, designer or coder. You are making a sweet income, tapping into the the collaborative offerings and all is well. Then April 15 comes around and brings along tax...
Heeeelp.Me: a Social Marketplace Redefining Community Solidarity
Heeeelp.me is an online platform that will allow everyday people to tell their story, explain their current situation and their need, set the amount of financial support they need and show their gratitude to supporters through unique services and rewards. Their USP is...
Singapore Day 2013 – Many Stories, One Singapore
Singapore uses the opportunity not just to celebrate the nation’s history and heritage but also as a nation building exercise. Organizers have invited citizens to participate and thousands are involved in the preparations and celebrations.
Wiki-Safety, A Crowdsourced Platform for Safety Information and Tips
Wiki-Safety is an online platform that aims to collect and share information on accident prevention and safety tips via crowdsourcing
How the Young and Dynamic Are Revitalizing Detroit
Challenge Detroit, an initiative of The Collaborative Group wants to lead re-innovation in Detroit by focussing on people – bringing the best and brightest minds to Detroit.
Challenge Detroit is a leadership and professional development program that has invited 30 of tomorrow’s leaders to live, work, play, and give in and around the greater Detroit area for one year.
Massolution NYC 2013 to Underscore Crowdcentric Businesses
massolution NYC 2013: Learn how major enterprises are designing and deploying crowd-based strategies to foster innovation, fuel growth, drive sales and connect and engage with customers.
The two-day inaugural conference is being produced by massolution, a research and advisory firm for crowdsourcing and crowdfunding.