Crowdsourcing lets ordinary people back the ideas, companies and causes they believe in. London Real recorded a handful of conversations on it in the early days of crowdfunding. Guests include an equity crowdfunding pioneer, a founder crowdfunding training for homeless people, a sportswear start-up funded on Kickstarter and a broadcaster who backed a political campaign. Every full interview is free to watch.
Seedrs co-founder Jeff Lynn, JustPark and Beam CEO Alex Stephany, Tribesports co-founder Andrew McDonough and Keiser Report host Max Keiser on raising money from the crowd.
Jeff Lynn co-founded Seedrs, an equity crowdfunding platform that lets people invest small amounts in seed-stage start-ups. He explains why he started it and how it changed fundraising. Alex Stephany talks about Beam, which crowdfunds employment training for homeless people. Andrew McDonough describes raising £120,000 on Kickstarter for a community-powered sportswear range. Max Keiser discusses crowdfunding a campaign for Mayor of London.
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Who has London Real interviewed about crowdsourcing? Brian Rose has interviewed Jeff Lynn of Seedrs twice, as well as Alex Stephany, Andrew McDonough and Max Keiser.
What is equity crowdfunding? As Jeff Lynn explains, it lets many people invest small sums in early-stage companies in return for shares.
Are the full crowdsourcing episodes free to watch? Yes. Every full-length interview on this page can be watched free on londonreal.tv.
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