The Next Big Thing in Crowdfunding? Kickstarting People http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

What skeptics fail to realize is that the motivations of crowdfunding ?investors? are different: These are not quant investors looking to maximize financial returns while minimizing risk and volatility. It?s more about cause than cash. When the JOBS Act rules are finalized, online platforms will let virtually anybody become an angel investor. There?s one big concern, however: If Sand Hill Road doesn?t always get it right ? what hope does Aunt Sara have of generating positive returns in her quest to find and finance the next Facebook?



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