crowdmap '14 crowdfunding conference in moscow - keynote address by devin thorpe
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Crowdfunding: Good for the World
Devin D. ThorpeOctober 2, 2014
@devindthorpe
Good to be Back
A littleabout me
Teton Dam
Crowdfunding will…
• Empower women and minorities• Level the playing field for ordinary investors• Facilitate growth in the developing world– Enabling the developed world to invest in high
growth opportunities in emerging markets– Allow impoverished individuals to raise small
amounts of capital for microenterprises
Women Receive 5% of VC
Sam’s Birthmark
Agenda
Agenda
• Types of crowdfunding• Examples of each• Assessment• Keys for success
Types of Crowdfunding
Rewards: Mostly campaign-created goods being sold
Investments: Debt and equity issues
Donations: Nothing but
thanks in return
Donations
₽200+ million
₽1 billion in 1 day!!!
Rewards: Pebble Watch
Coolest Cooler
Investments: $200 million
Securities LawsSince the Great Depression in the 1930s, securities laws around the world have typically prohibited the sale of speculative investments to ordinary investors.
Laws Are Catching Up To Technology
Many countries in Europe, Canada, Australia and many states in the U.S. now permit investment crowdfunding
Lots of Platforms
Source:
How Does Crowdfunding Work?
Someone posts a project on a crowdfunding site like Planeta.ru, Indiegogo or BoomStarter
Friends and fans give money to support the project
Where The Money Comes From
• The “Crowd” is almost as difficult to find as a yeti
• The money will come mostly from your own network (about 75%)
• The most successful campaigns get 75% or more from the “crowd”
Assessing Your Network
Assessing Your Project
• All ideas are not equal– Appeal– Urgency– Credibility– Community
DonkeyHotey / Foter.com / CC BY
Appeal
• Cool by comparison• Competition• Substitutes• Not just functional• Disruptive• Revolutionary not
evolutionaryPhoto credit: FotoSleuth / Foter.com / CC BY
Urgency
• Will the project succeed without funding?
• What happens if the project fails?
• If the project succeeds, what happens?
• How soon can promised goods be fulfilled? Photo credit: RambergMediaImages / Foter.com / CC BY-SA
Срочно
Credibility
• Relevant experience• Appropriate education• Specific expertise• Evidence Доверие
Community
• Is there a community?• Are you a member?• Are you a leader?• Formal or informal• Does your project
match your community • How well can you
communicate with your target community?
Keys For Success
Key #1: Start Before You Start
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Key #2: Play “Mano a Mano”
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Key #3: Shoot a Good Vid
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Key #4: Engage the Media
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Investment Crowdfunding
Dual Approach
Old School New School
Find Investors One at a Time
Register on a Platform
How Angels Invest Angels typically invest in groups Some groups create pools or funds of money Some groups allow members to invest directly Over 5,000 angel investors in Moscow listed on
AngelList (angel.co)
What Angels Invest In
Angel groups often specialize Most invest exclusively in early-stage
startups, often before sales begin Invest in the sorts of things that made them
rich Popular investments: internet, hi-tech, clean-
tech, scalable Things that typically don’t work: retail
Before we Conclude/Q&A
Visit devinthorpe.com/crowdall to download these slides.
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