Pebble Watch! What can I say, this company is a poster child for what we are trying to do at Crowdsourcing Week. Here is a company that has truly embedded crowds into its organizational DNA and the results are there for everyone to see. ICYMI Pebble Watch is...
Crowd Finance
Collaborative or decentralized models of finance and investing, including equity crowdfunding, reward crowdfunding, crowd currencies, peer-to-peer lending and peer-to-peer commerce.
CSW Summit Jakarta Rallies
This week's CSW Summit Jakarta was a great success with a packed audience that soaked in very relevant topics on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. Jakarta is the first of a 4-city tour on the road to Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015, the largest global meet on the...
One Step Closer to People Powered Investments
A famous ancient poet Lao Tzu once said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step,” and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central banking authority of the country, releasing a consultation paper that outlines proposals of security based...
Transpay: Moving Money in the Crowd Economy Just Got Easier
In another sign that the crowd economy has arrived - we are seeing the launch of a payment system that will replace antiquated banks and financial instruments that were a hindrance to the new economy and the future of work. Transpay is making it easier than ever for...
Mighty Morphin Power Crowd Finance: How to Disrupt the Rich 1%
Last month, the British anti-poverty organization, Oxfam International released a report on the state of the world’s resources, saying that the “richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016.” With such ominous prediction seen on the headlines, which coincided...
Lighthouse to Challenge Kickstarter with Bitcoins
Lighthouse, a new crowdfunding application has gone public. What makes it stand out? Being powered by bitcoins it competes with traditional crowdfunding platforms and stirs up buzz around the value of Bitcoin. Lighthouse is spic-and-span for a number of reasons. It is...
OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit Showcases the Israeli Startup Ecosystem
OurCrowd's Global Investor Summit (Dec 9-10 in Jerusalem, Israel) will bring together an A-list selection of cutting-edge Israeli startups, experienced angel investors, and a diverse array of industry professionals, advisors and mentors, Who is OurCrowd? OurCrowd is...
The ECN Crowdfunding Convention in Paris will Focus on the €2 Billion Crowdfunding Market
The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) will launch the third edition of the ECN Crowdfunding Convention on 11th and 12th December in Paris, a high-level event for crowdfunding professionals and stakeholders from all areas connected to crowdfunding, including...
Breakthrough in Collaborative Economy: the First ever Crowd Payments Platform
Photo Credit: Sebastiaan ter BurgCSW Europe 2014 marked the official launch of Mobbr.com – the first and the only crowd payments platform in the world. Pilot version ran in the Netherlands earlier this year and now it has already reached UK, Singapore and Russia. And...
Investing in Women is Win-Win For All
Photo Credit: Sebastiaan ter BurgFemale entrepreneurship is much more than a social issue. Now it is an economic one with a rising generation of 'mumpreneurs' going out and challenging the existing gender imbalance of business.Building confidence“One of the main...
What will Crowdfunding Look Like in 2020
From the editor: Paul Niederer, one of the top 10 global experts on crowdfunding throws light on how crowdfunding will evolve by 2020. Reposted from Paul's blog. Looking 6 years into the future, what can we expect crowdfunding to be in 2020. Firstly, the word...
MIT Bitcoin Club To Create An Ecosystem for Digital Currencies on Campus
Got $100 in Bitcoins? How will you use it? MIT's Bitcoin Club has a plan - to distribute the $100 in Bitcoins to every undergraduate on campus this Fall and press the "play" button. They hope to follow and study how students use the digital currency on campus, while...