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Beyond Kickstarter: The Rise of Equity Crowdfunding

Beyond Kickstarter: The Rise of Equity Crowdfunding

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Before Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the way to raise money for your startup to was to sell equity. That model is on its way back.

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Software Incubator Y Combinator To Begin Funding Hardware Startups

Software Incubator Y Combinator To Begin Funding Hardware Startups

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Y Combinator, one of the most famous incubator programs in the industry, today announced added support for the growing number of hardware startups they fund.

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