How to grow a start up - Part 1

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A founder recounts creating Indiegogo (launched 2008) to let anyone raise capital online and argues crowdfunding becomes a banking and marketing channel. Specifics: crowdfunding for any idea, the Ubuntu Edge hits $13M in 45 days from 100+ countries, Scanadu targets $100k and raises $1.6M, Statue of Liberty base raised ~$300k with average $0.83 gifts. Platform reaches 70–100 countries weekly, partners with Google/Nokia/Philips, cites the 2012 JOBS Act and predicts equity crowdfunding and bank integration.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:03Democratize access to capital
3. 2:26Crowdfunding history and examples
4. 3:52Regulatory changes impact
5. 4:56Five reasons for crowdfunding
6. 6:39Beyond funding benefits
7. 7:20Successful campaign example
8. 8:24Future of crowdfunding
9. 9:47Crowdfunding decade and banking