Nadeem Ashraf

What is the Secret Sauce For Crowdfunding Success?

So what is the secret sauce for a successful crowdfunding campaign? In a recent post we talked about campaigns that have been widely successful and I have often been asked – What is the secret sauce behind a successful campaign?

Five Campaigns Going Towards Crowdfunding Success in 2014

Crowdfunding for a startup has multiple benefits for startups and founders. One key advantage is that the top campaigns go viral on social media, building great momentum for the startup before launch and creating a positive feedback loop of interest among users, investors and innovators.

How to be Productive

If your day is anything like mine, you are constantly bombarded with information. A lot of great information and some noise. This great infographic by Funders and Founders is useful to everybody trying to stay on track with the important tasks while being mindful of noisy distractions.

How do you keep yourself productive through the day?

What Happens in an Internet Minute – Growth in One Year

What Happens in an Internet Minute – Growth in One Year

The Internet is growing- rapidly. According to a recent article on Quartz, global internet users have grown by 3% in 2013 from 2012 and broadband speeds have increased a whopping 17%. Both these factors have led to more people using the internet to search, upload and share information.

CSW Global 2014 to Highlight Crowd Impact

We at Crowdsourcing Week are thrilled to announce the 2nd edition of our flagship global conference in Singapore from April 7-11, 2014. The second annual conference will deepen the conversation from the inaugural event with an overarching theme that highlights...

3 Crowd Engagement Strategies

The Internet is a wonderful thing. The above gem appeared on my LinkedIn feed and I couldn’t help myself but think about how accurate this is on so many levels. Successful CEOs know the importance of  effective staff development, but are always torn by the fact...

5 Things To Know About the SEC Crowdfunding Rules

Crowdfunding is a part of the ‘Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act’ – a 2012 law that aims to help the economy by financing startups and small biz, hard hit by recession and lack of finance. Last week the SEC released the ground rules for...

Jeff Bezos on Innovation: Don’t Wait Out For The Lone Genius

Jeff Bezos has been in the news for his business acumen and for his recent purchase of The Washington Post. In his first interview after the purchase, Bezos spoke with Inc on innovation. His quote on innovation stuck out for me. Jeff Bezos, says – “In my...

Crowdsourcing Week Singapore 2014: Call for Speakers

It’s coming! The annual global Crowdsourcing Week conference in Singapore will be held April 7-11, 2014. After the resounding success of the 2013 conference, next year’s event is only going to get bigger and better. We will announce the conference tracks...

CSW London 2013 Showcases Crowd Solutions

Crowdsourcing Week’s (CSW) London Summit on Oct 3, 2013 was a great success with a special focus on how enterprise and startups can rely on crowdsourced solutions to help them grow the long-term viability of their organizations. With KPMG as our premier event...

Missed Our Crowdchat on Equity Crowdfunding? Here is a Recap

How do the advantages of equity crowdfunding compare to the risk? Where do angels and VCs fit into this new equation? Crowdcube’s CEO discusses equity crowdfunding and answers entrepreneur & investor questions during the October 2, 2013 #CrowdChat hosted by Crowdsourcing Week (@CrowdWeek).

Crowd Empowered Microfinance

  Below is a preview of a chapter I wrote on Crowd Empowered Microfinance in the forthcoming book  Microfinance in Developing Countries, edited by Jean-Paul Gueyie, Ronny Manos, and Jacob Yaron. Microfinance is a multi-billion dollar industry with a rich history...

Do You Have The Courage to Follow?

We are always being taught to become great leaders. But how often have you see information or tips to become a great follower? What makes a pioneering follower. You will agree with me that a movement cannot be created with just a bunch a great leaders. We need an...

Crowdsource Your Customer Acquisition and Business Development

Using a crowdsourcing site for referrals can be a big time-saver as well. Anyone who owns or runs a business is always trying to maximize his limited time, and online crowdsourcing is very efficient. There is no travel involved, and conversations are limited to the business at hand. Communicating with someone half a world away doesn’t require that both people be online at the same time, thus saving even more valuable time. BusinessLeads is designed exactly for this purpose.

HunchBuzz’s Crowdsourcing Helps Companies Reduce R&D Costs

HunchBuzz is a new New Zealand based startup on the block that provides cloud based customer & employee engagement platform. HunchBuzz enables entrepreneurs and businesses to strategically generate and manage innovative internal & external ideas, though...

Astronomers Welcome All to Identify Stars in Andromeda Galaxy

Astronomers are inviting the public to search Hubble Space Telescope images of the Andromeda galaxy to help identify star clusters and increase understanding of how galaxies evolve. The new Andromeda Project, set to study thousands of high-resolution Hubble images, is...