Application Development Community Finance 
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 19, 2022
In this model, often called micro-financing or peer-to-peer lending (P2P), people contribute with the intent to create a pool for all to borrow against. No startup ownership or financial return should be expected, but contributors can enjoy the satisfaction of furthering non-profits or causes with a passion to change the world.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 20, 2020
In this model, often called micro-financing or peer-to-peer lending (P2P), people contribute with the intent to create a pool for all to borrow against. No startup ownership or financial return should be expected, but contributors can enjoy the satisfaction of furthering non-profits or causes with a passion to change the world.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem. Everybody is now payment ready.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
In this model, sometimes called micro-financing or peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, you borrow money from a number of people online and pay them back after the project is finished. A good example site, and one of the earliest in this category, is IndieGoGo. Debt-based crowd funding. Software crowd sourcing.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 25, 2012
In this model, sometimes called micro-financing or peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, you borrow money from a number of people online and pay them back after the project is finished. A good example site, and one of the earliest in this category, is IndieGoGo. Debt-based crowd funding. Software crowd sourcing.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 10, 2010
Actually, the latter could be a reasonable strategy for super technical entrepreneurs who can sustain themselves without big financing needs (see: Atebits, owner of Tweetie). But in the long run this will all be forgotten, I’m just sayin’ But what should Twitter now do at Chirp and how should they treat the community?
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 6, 2011
The Cloud Community Comprises both Small and Big Players. Yi Ning has a diverse background in marketing, finance and human resources, with experience both in the public and private sector. Not just big players like are taking up cloud services in the industry.
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