CROWDFUNDING IS A POTENTIALLY VALUABLE AND MULTI-faceted tool for many
startups. This panel session will look beyond the hype to hear from
leading researchers, attorneys and entrepreneurs discussing
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO TEST MARKET ACCEPTANCE,
create awareness, fund initial production runs or potentially to raise
equity/debt capital. Panelists:
GORDON BURTCH [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gburtch/] is a professor at
the Carlson School and an expert in the areas of crowdfunding,
crowdsourcing, social media and word of mouth. His work relies
primarily on econometrics and randomized field experiments.
ZACH ROBINS [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zjrobins/] is an experienced
startup attorney who cofounded MNVest.org [http://mnvest.org/] and was
instrumental in leading legislative lobbying efforts that legalized
equity crowdfunding in Minnesota.
CHRIS SVENSRUD [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissvensrud/] & JASON
DREW [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondrewit/] are cofounders of
Mogotani Fast [http://www.mogotanifast.com/], which works with a broad
range of leading companies to design and develop products for the
outdoors. Their 2018 Indiegogo campaign
[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mock-one-the-world-s-only-compact-folding-hammock--2#/]
for the world's most compact foldable hammock raised $520,000 to fund
initial production.
JENNIFER AMYS [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-amys-6442423/] is
a principal with Funds411, a funding platform where anyone can raise
equity or debt capital.
Join us to learn from our panel about how to navigate this challenging
topic.
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_This seminar is a program of MIN-Corps, an NSF-funded effort to
accelerate technology commercialization at the University of
Minnesota. Learn more at mincorps.umn.edu [http://mincorps.umn.edu]_
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