Crowd About Now

An exploration of current crowdfunding projects and opportunities

Can we do it?

Obama raised 137 million... using crowdfunding

Sell a Band (Fans)

Fans invest $10 and get a CD (50k needed)+ Clear focus+ Bands have fans, but do entrepreneurs?+ Pay for a product before it’s made+ Sell a Band arranges production and distribution

Works also with movies, beer and football club

The crowd

Gives• Donation/loan/investment• Vote for best projects/companies (= market research)• Advise the entrepreneur• Promotion via online social networks

Gets• Shares/product/pre-defined interest rate• Voting right for decisions

Additional

• Trade shares/loans• Competitions• ...

Unique selling points

• When financial institutions are failing• Give fans something special• Use online networks• A crowd of investors = a crowd of advisors• No big institutions with difficult processes, but a group of

individuals that admire your work• You know for sure that there are enough people to buy the

product of a venture that is completely crowd-funded• Investors see what their money is doing• Focus on one type of entrepreneurs?