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The role of crowdfunding in reducing the equity gap in Poland [PDF]
The aim of the paper is to verify if equity crowdfunding has an impact on equity gap reduction among early stage companies in Poland. The analysis is based on crowdfunding campaigns organized on the three most popular platforms in Poland during the 2015 ...
Michał Łukowski, Piotr Zygmanowski
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Fundraiser engagement, third-party endorsement and crowdfunding performance: A configurational theory approach. [PDF]
Reward-based crowdfunding is a typical two-sided platform (fundraiser side and backer side) with high information asymmetry. While existing research indicates that signals from fundraisers and backers can impact crowdfunding performance, the interplay ...
Qingxiang Li, Nianxin Wang
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Crowdfunding is an innovative fin-tech mechanism for financing sustainable development. As this chapter demonstrates, crowdfunding can prove to be a powerful tool for financial inclusion, as it opens up funding possibilities for stakeholders, activities, and projects which would not be able to tap funding through the banking system or traditional ...
Ying Zhao, Phil Harris, Wing Lam
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Do backers prefer crowdfunding or pre-order? An empirical study
To advertise or estimate demand, many pre-order items appear on crowdfunding platforms. Few studies have explored backers’ preferences between crowdfunding projects and pre-order items.
Yuan Zhou, Jie Cui, Nianxin Wang
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This paper introduces a machine learning approach to quantify altruism from the linguistic style of textual documents. We apply our method to a central question in (social) entrepreneurship: How does altruism impact entrepreneurial success? Specifically, we examine the effects of altruism on crowdfunding outcomes in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).
Luisa Faust +3 more
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Overcoming Regulatory Hurdles in the Indonesian Crowdfunding Landscape
With the exponential rise in crowdfunding, several pertinent issues have come to the fore. These include unauthorized access to personal data, exorbitant interest rates for funding recipients, and investor fund security concerns.
Afif Noor +3 more
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Determinants and preferences for a crowdfunding project
This paper aims to investigate what determines young working individuals’ willingness to fund a crowdfunding project, and their preferences for a crowdfunding model (e.g. debt-based crowdfunding or equity-based crowdfunding).
Mohammad Tariqul Islam Khan
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What drives crowdfunding participation? The influence of personal and social traits [PDF]
Purpose - Crowdfunding has become a popular and achievable means of funding projects worldwide. The purpose of this study is to determine which personal and social traits can increase individuals’ intention to participate in crowdfunding.
Yusimi Rodriguez-Ricardo +2 more
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Motivasi Pendonor Crowdfunding: Studi Kasus di Jono Terbakar
Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui motivasi pendonor crowdfunding pada kelompok musik Jono Terbakar. Jono Terbakar telah melakukan lima kali crowdfunding untuk pendanaan produksi album.
Nihan Anindyaputra Lanisy
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The recent success of crowdfunding for supporting new and innovative products has been overwhelming with over 34 Billion Dollars raised in 2015. In many crowdfunding platforms, firms set a campaign threshold and contributions are collected only if this threshold is reached.
Itai Arieli +2 more
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