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Crowdfunding Tips from The Clash

Crowdfunding Tips from The Clash | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it
Crowdfunding may be the ultimate "in your face" DIY (Do It Yourself) disruption. Much like the CLASH's "punk ethos", so well described in The Future Is Unwritten the biopic documentary film about Joe Strummer, marketers must create content and community with authenticity and awesome, daring and original content.
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Serial Entrepreneur Bill Baker on Mitigating Risks & The Art of the Startup

Serial Entrepreneur Bill Baker on Mitigating Risks & The Art of the Startup | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it
Serial entrepreneur Bill Baker says there are three and only three risks to consider and mitigate in order to have a shot at getting funding from investors, especially in a tough economy like this one.

Via Marty Koenig, Eirini Tomprou
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Great post and "mitigating risks" is what startup investing is all about at leas that is what my VC friends tell me.

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Square Partners With Starbucks, Raises $25M For Series D - TechCrunch

Square Partners With Starbucks, Raises $25M For Series D - TechCrunch | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it

It might not be the funding announcement we've been hearing rumors about, but today Square announced that they've partnered with Starbucks. Beginning this fall, Square will begin processing all U.S. credit and debit card transactions at participating Starbucks stores across their 7,000 locations...

 

Therese's comment: Rumors are that Square has secured another $200 million, in addition to these $25 million from Starbucks http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-07-25/jack-dorsey-now-a-billionaire#r=related-rail-img

In any case Starbucks brings Square much more than money: huge visibility, credibility, distribution... Alliances are everything in the payment ecosystem. Well done !

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Is Capital Flowing To Entrepreneurs & SMBs? (Infographic)

Is Capital Flowing To Entrepreneurs & SMBs? (Infographic) | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it
A look at the financing landscape for business owners, plus some tips for finding alternative funding opportunities.
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:

Great infographic showing some capital easing. Capital is the oil that keeps our economic engine running. Have always loved the irony of locking out SMBs and entrepreneurs (and you and me) from capital assets after they were put at risk by others, but that is just the way the game is played in the "too big to fail" era.

Marshall Van Fleet's curator insight, March 19, 2014 7:54 AM

Great infographic showing some capital easing. Capital is the oil that keeps our economic engine running. Have always loved the irony of locking out SMBs and entrepreneurs (and you and me) from capital assets after they were put at risk by others, but that is just the way the game is played in the "too big to fail" era.

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How Startup Funding Works [Infographic]

How Startup Funding Works [Infographic] | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it
A hypothetical startup will get about $15,000 from family and friends, about $200,000 from an angel investor three months later, and about $2 Million
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:

Cool infographic that helps defing the typical startup financial journey. 

Nils Vesk's comment, July 26, 2013 12:14 AM
this could really work great!
Sieg Holle's curator insight, July 27, 2013 10:51 AM

Good learning tool

Sieg Holle's comment, July 27, 2013 10:54 AM
excellent thanks