Raising Cash for Your Venture

  • bootstrapping vs external capital
  • debt vs equity
  • equity investors — angels, super-angels, VCs, strategic investors
  • crowdfunding and JOBS act of 2012
  • three kinds of crowdfunding
    • non-equity rewards crowdfunding i.e. Kickstarter
    • SEC-registered crowdfunding i.e. AngelList, Wefunding
    • regulation D crowdfunding — 2000 investor limit
  • accelerators i.e. Ycombinator, StartupsHK

Crowdfunding Platforms

  • overview
  • discovery, auction, timing deadlines, peer champions
  • does it work

Smart City Overview