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Top Real Estate Crowdfunding Platforms in North America

Real estate crowdfunding allows retail investors to invest in property through fractional equity investments or making loans without buying a building.

Crowdsourcing News RoundUP – March 25

Crowdsourcing News RoundUP – March 25

Check out our curated Weekly RoundUP of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team. Boon launches its crowdsourcing referrals platform publicly Who else is trying to crowdsource everything?...

Crowdfunding Maturity and the Commence of a Golden Period

Crowdfunding Maturity and the Commence of a Golden Period

In the first of a two part series, Nick NM Yap, Founder of smart, wireless music system ROCKI,  talks about why crowdfunding has hit a healthy level of maturity, leading us to the brink of a golden era. Nick is a guest speaker and co-host of a special workshop,...

Crowdsourcing News RoundUP – March 18

Crowdsourcing News RoundUP – March 18

Check out our curated Weekly RoundUP of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team. Crowdsourcing contest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of...

3 Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Tips: Rewards, Timing and Platform

3 Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Tips: Rewards, Timing and Platform

Editor’s note: This is the third and last installment in a blog series on tips for executing successful equity crowdfunding campaign and four communication strategies. Here are links to Part One and Part Two. In my two previous blogs, I shared the first seven...

Ask Epi: Patrum, a Vatican Crowdsourcing Platform for Art Lovers

Ask Epi: Patrum, a Vatican Crowdsourcing Platform for Art Lovers

Ahead of our CSW Global conference, talking place in London, April 11-15, in my fourth video I am talking about Patrum, a platform which harnesses crowdsourcing and collaboration among art lovers for the restoration of arts works within Vatican churches. Joining us as...

Crowdsourcing News RoundUP – March 11

Crowdsourcing News RoundUP – March 11

Check out our curated Weekly RoundUP of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team. Crowdsourced models for Chinese lingerie startup O2, a Chinese lingerie startup, has tapped crowdsourcing in...

10 Crowdfunding Platforms in the UK You Need To Know About

10 Crowdfunding Platforms in the UK You Need To Know About

With less than five weeks to go until the start of Crowdsourcing Week Global 2016, we wanted to shine a light on 10 Crowdfunding Platforms in the UK. Crowdfunding has proven itself popular in the UK in its relatively short history, having created a successful...

Disrupting the Property Sector One Community at a Time

Disrupting the Property Sector One Community at a Time

Head over to the Crowdsourcing Week Global 2016 hub for more insights, expertise and passion of the thought leaders and innovators speaking at this year’s conference. Join us 11-15 April in London for a week of fresh ideas and insights on the global Crowd...

The Second Wave of the Crowd Economy is Coming. Are you Ready?

The Second Wave of the Crowd Economy is Coming. Are you Ready?

In my last blog post, I talked about how disruptors are getting disrupted and elimination of the business ‘middle man.’ Today I want to look back at the first wave of the Crowd Economy and the impact it has made since its birth at the height of the last recession. But...

Call Out for Volunteers at CSW Global London, April 11-15 2016

Call Out for Volunteers at CSW Global London, April 11-15 2016

Are you a student or startup who wants to attend our Crowdsourcing Week Global 2016 in London?  In less than six weeks, London will play host to our fourth event to unite the global crowdsourcing community. With this year's theme of  “Great Challenges, Massive...

Ask Epi: The Future of Crowd Economy Now – Economy of Hours

Ask Epi: The Future of Crowd Economy Now – Economy of Hours

In my third video, I am discussing a platform called Economy of Hours, which offers freelancers and sole traders the opportunity to buy and sell their time and skills. Soon the future of work may be defined for millions of people with this kind of trend, making it...