"As of late Tuesday, more than 5,000 startup employees are out of a job as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy. (…) For now, the layoffs are affecting largely companies with a high cash-burn rate (...) or companies that haven’t raised money in the last year or two (...) and thus lack a big cash cushion, or both. But many industry watchers expect the job cuts to spread as the lockdown continues."
(Source: Bloomberg)
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CROWDFUNDING: COVID19, European Crowdfunding Network TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC
Industry players worry about the future of the sector.
A generation’s moment
Wefunder launches crowdfunded small business loan and startup accelerator to help founders tackle the Coronavirus crisis.
The Value of Crowdfunding Market
Crowdfunding is steadily growing, but how the market will evolve in the current climate?
Fostering the Startup Industry to Fight COVID-19
Venture capital, angels and crowdfunding on the forefront to contribute fighting Coronavirus.
How Crowdfunding Platforms Engage With Their Communities In Times of COVID-19
A wealth of communication approaches emerges as startups and investors face uncertainties.
Tackling Coronavirus: EU Call for Action
With a budget of €164 million, this call is “bottom up”, meaning there are no predefined thematic priorities
An Engine For Change
Many companies have put a priority on pursuing purpose in recent years. Recent research indicate that so too are entrepreneurs.
“The desire to get rich and create wealth will clearly not go away, nor should it. These findings do demonstrate that individual wealth creation is by no means the only driver for entrepreneurs. The new generation of entrepreneurs increasingly tend to be aspirational in other ways.”
Niels Bosma, Professor at Utrecht University School of Economics and Chair of the GEM’s Board of Directors
On Why Crowdsourcing Business Model Works
Yancey Strickler, co-founder and former CEO of crowdsourcing pioneer Kickstarter as well as the author of the book “This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World,” joins CNBC’s “Squawk Box” team to discuss why he’s all in on the crowdsourcing business model.
SEC: Major Upgrades to Crowdfunding Rules In US
Equity crowdfunding has been a flop for startups in the US, so far.
Equity Crowdfunding: What’s Next?
“This of SyndicateRoom is actually a big story for the alternative finance industry not only because it marks a big shift, but also because it raises a question about its sustainability in the long run.”
Invesdor Hires A New CEO and Plans Ahead
“I am convinced that we will come out of these changes as a real powerhouse in our industry,” Lasse Mäkelä says.
Crowdfunding On The Rise in the UK as Business Model Faces Change
How will last crowdfunding growth in the UK?
The Class-Struggle Thriller That Made History [TRAILER]
Parasite wins. “Hooray for the good taste of Hollywood,” The Guardian Writes.
Who’s Driving The Interest In Impact Investing?
A new study reveals the state of the art of impact investing and who is fostering it.
I Am Collecting Data for my PhD: Can You Help?
Times have come for me to intensify my data collection efforts.
