Who Wins the Crowdfunding Site Awards?

The 2 major players online Crowdfunding Sites are Indiegogo & Kickstarter.  Of course there are many niche Crowdfunding Sites which may suit your needs. Here is a quick comparison which clearly shows Indiegogo to be the winner.  You should also check out my video interview with Danae Ringelmann, CoFounder Indiegogo.  Also the Crowdfunding Panel #startupconf

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Dave McClure, 500Startups: Sexuality is a Bias Issue in Funding

Dave McClure is a greedy venture capitalist & founding partner at 500 Startups, an internet startup seed fund and incubator program in Mountain View, CA. He likes to hang out with entrepreneurs, and occasionally help or invest in their startups if they are foolish enough to let him.  Dave has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for over twenty years, and has worked with companies such as PayPal, Mint, Founders Fund, Facebook, LinkedIn, SlideShare, Twilio, Simply Hired, O’Reilly Media, Intel, & Microsoft. Years ago he used to do real work like coding or marketing or running conferences, but these days he mostly does useless stuff like sending lots of email, blogging, and hanging out on Facebook and Twitter. Dave also likes to play ultimate frisbee when his knees don’t hurt.  You can find Dave @his blog Master of 500 Hats & on Twitter @davemcclure

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Dave McClure, 500 Startups: Taking Advantage and Arbitrage of other Investor’s Disinclination

Video interview with Dave McClure & a few of his female founders. Dave McClure is a greedy venture capitalist & founding partner at 500 Startups, an internet startup seed fund and incubator program in Mountain View, CA. He likes to hang out with entrepreneurs, and occasionally help or invest in their startups if they are foolish enough to let him.  Dave has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for over twenty years, and has worked with companies such as PayPal, Mint, Founders Fund, Facebook, LinkedIn, SlideShare, Twilio, Simply Hired, O’Reilly Media, Intel, & Microsoft. Years ago he used to do real work like coding or marketing or running conferences, but these days he mostly does useless stuff like sending lots of email, blogging, and hanging out on Facebook and Twitter. Dave also likes to play ultimate frisbee when his knees don’t hurt.  You can find Dave @his blog Master of 500 Hats & on Twitter @davemcclure

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