Member Blog Posts in "Venture Capital and Private Equity"

CrowdFunding is growing very fast

posted on May 15, 2012

CrowdFunding Platforms (CFPs) raised almost $1.5 billion and successfully funded more than one million campaigns in 2011. The majority of these campaigns were in the donation-based category totaling 1,067 campaigns, and North America was the largest market for fundraising at $837 million.As of April 2012, there were 452 crowdfunding platforms active worldwide; and massolution projects there will be more than 530 by the end of 2012. The report also found that the crowdfunding market is growing at the rate of 63% CAGR in terms of total amount of funds raised. Read more »

Author: Walt Johnson, MBA, CPA, CITP, MCP

Entrepreneurs: Bootstrap Your Life

posted on April 24, 2012

Author: Daniel Larsen

Why you should think long and hard before you include a mandatory binding arbitration provision in your next contract

posted on January 23, 2012

Imagine this, several years ago you entered into a contract with a manufacturer to distribute their product.  Under the agreement you sell their product in an exclusive territory.  Fast forward to today.  The economy is difficult and sales are down.  The manufacturer comes to you and tells you that, despite the slow economy, you are required to purchase far more product from them then you can ever hope to sell – to the tune of $2 million.  They claim that the agreement provides for purchase minimums that must be met and any failure to do so would constitute a breach Read more »

Author: David Valenti

Traditional Pbx vs. Hosted Virtual Pbx

posted on September 30, 2010

Typically, most companies small or big use a phones system called Pbx or "Private Branch Exchange" which must be purchased, located and managed at your office.  The expense of a standard system (Pbx) for an small office is typically two to ten thousand dollars given the extent of the features and number of lines needed. (why? Read more »

Author: Chris Bombela