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The Future of Crowdfunding: Empowering Individuals to Succeed

One sector that has traditionally appeared resistant to disruption, as highlighted by Clayton Christensen in the Innovator’s Dilemma, is the financial market. While numerous industries...

Surge of Kickstarter Imitators: Crowdfunding Approaches a Turning Point

Perhaps the most significant entity reconsidering the crowdfunding landscape is the government itself. Later this year, pending SEC regulations will come into effect as part...

Why Tech Finance Experts Are Pulling Their Hair Out

Four hundred days ago Friday, everyday individuals gained the opportunity to invest in startups through the “crowdfunding” provisions of the JOBS Act. However, 125 days...

Funding Affordable Robotics in Silicon Valley: Insights from a VC Perspective

As we've observed with various startups, the modern approach often involves developing a plan, setting a financial target, launching an online fundraising campaign, and then...

Shear Brilliance! Ingenious Stylists Create Flawlessly Straight Lines

Revolutionizing the Scissors: A Fresh Design Approach Scissors have undergone a gradual evolution over the years, dating back 4,000 years to their early prototypes in...

Watch: This Guy Creates Textile Patterns by Hacking Cameras to Pieces

Unique Content Rewrite: Computation and textiles have a rich and impactful narrative, dating back to the Jacquard loom, which played a crucial role in initiating...

This Week in Photography: Celebrating Boston, Nirvana, and Instagram’s Top Diversity Highlights

Our latest edition of This Week in Photography covers an exciting range of topics. From viral sports images and Instagram's racial dynamics to stunning 4K...

Over Budget and Behind Schedule: What’s Going On with the Biggest Gaming Kickstarters?

In February 2012, game developer Double Fine launched a bold project by utilizing Kickstarter to gather a substantial amount of funding to create a game...

Kickstarter Has Transformed Indie Filmmaking for the Long Haul

As contributions surged—over 46,000 pledges amounting to more than $3 million—the criticism also increased. While the success of the Veronica Mars initiative appeared to cater...

Kickstarter Soars into Popularity Following Facebook’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Oculus

When Facebook acquired Oculus earlier this week, the virtual reality company secured $2 billion in cash, stock, and potential bonuses. However, Facebook also provided a...