This Startup is Crowdfunding a Smarter Portable Disaster Relief Shelter (via Ecopreneurist) When large numbers of people are displaced, either from a natural disaster, such as an extreme weather event, or through war and conflict, one of the key components of disaster relief is providing shelter for them, but most of the current options for… […]
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App Development Should Not Always Be Big
How To Get In On Small Business App Development (via http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com) App development is big business. That doesn’t mean that it is only meant for big businesses. It’s easy to see how a small business owner would get daunted because of unfamiliar terms and the seemingly foreign concept of how to make an app. Here’… […]
Kickstarter surpassed $1 billion in cumulative crowdfunding pledges
Kickstarter Passes $1 Billion in Crowdfunding Pledges (via Ecopreneurist) We can probably guess, based on the media buzz, at the impact that the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has had on aspiring startups and entrepreneurial endeavors, but with the recent release of the actual numbers of people (and money) pledged… (more…)
PRESS RELEASE : Contrib.com – Revolutionary Platform to Source the Crowd to Contribute, Build Value and Launch Companies
PRESS RELEASE : Contrib.com – Revolutionary Platform to Source the Crowd to Contribute, Build Value and Launch Companies By Chad Folkening Miami, Florida (Contrib) 02/25/2014 – Contrib, a new business model, technology and solution for the premium domain channel, launched in private beta today, a power, distributed and lean business building platform at Contrib.com today. […]
Why We Need Bitcoins To Be More Conventional
Why We Should All Hope Bitcoins Go Mainstream (via InformationWeek) Cryptocurrencies aren’t problem-free, as Mt. Gox’s travails show. But I want the concept to survive, thrive — and eventually break credit card processors’ stranglehold. Mark Karpeles, CEO of Mt. Gox, resigned from the Bitcoin board of directors on… (more…)