• DocumentCode
    303
  • Title

    Crowdfunding Technology Innovation

  • Author

    Riedl, John

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Mar-13
  • Firstpage
    100
  • Lastpage
    103
  • Abstract
    Sites like Kickstarter fill an important funding role, supporting small, low-risk projects that would otherwise struggle to get the attention of venture capitalists or angel investors.
  • Keywords
    innovation management; investment; angel investors; crowdfunding; kickstarter; low-risk projects; technology innovation; venture capitalists; Crowdsourcing; Internet; Investments; Social network services; Kickstarter; crowdfunding; crowdsourcing; microfinance; social computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2013.89
  • Filename
    6489963