GroupZap — Welcome Jeremy Rifkin: Die Macht der Vision Damit passen Rivett und Rogers idealtypisch in die Rifkin’sche Null-Grenzkosten-Ökonomie. Der zufolge würden die nunmehr kollaborativ und dezentral erzeugten Produkte und Dienstleistungen langfristig immer billiger zu haben sein. Denn die klassische Ökonomie lehrt: Mit sinkenden Grenzkosten fallen auch die Preise. Liegen die Grenzkosten nahe bei null, sind Produkte und Dienstleistungen kaum noch gewinnbringend zu vermarkten. Rifkins Argumentation: Was gemeinschaftlich produziert wird, kann auch nur noch gemeinschaftlich genutzt werden. Die Produkte würden irgendwann nur noch auf Sharing-Märkten gehandelt, auf denen ein kostenloses Produkt gegen ein anderes kostenloses Produkt oder eine kostenlose Dienstleistung getauscht wird. Konsequent zu Ende gedacht, schafft sich in diesem Modell der Kapitalismus ab. Ein ebenso radikaler wie spannender Gedanke. Sobald physische Güter im Spiel seien, werde dieser Effekt noch deutlicher, sagt Bertschek.
The Future of Crowdfunding on Tap in Berlin This Week Editor's Note: Lately we've been telling you about the debut week-long global crowdsourcing event, Crowdsourcing Week, taking place in Singapore in June. Leading up to the main event June 3 - 7, a series of one-day summits are also being held. The third and final event in the series looks at "The Future of Crowdfunding," set for April 17 in Berlin. Karsten Wenzlaff, Founder and Partner at ikosom and the main organizer of the "Future of Crowdfunding" summit answered a few questions for Crowdsourcing.org in advance of the event. Tell us about crowdfunding in Europe in general, and its adoption in Germany. Europe has more platforms and a greater variety of crowdfunding platforms than any other continent in the world. In Germany, we see a variety of legal models being applied to crowdinvesting, from success-based loans to non-voting equity to funds to collective societies. What are the important issues that arise while crowdfunding in the public sector?
Our Funds - E.S. Ventures, SCR Technology Transfer Fund We are currently raising a €30 million to €60 million Technology Transfer Fund, to invest in the most promising seed-stage ventures coming out of top European research institutions. This fund, that will have the European Investment Fund as a key partner and anchor investor, is expected to have its first closing with a minimum €30 million committed capital, within the first half of 2015. Since 2000, Espírito Santo Ventures invested in more than 40 seed and early-stage companies, through five investment vehicles: A €3M seed fund, invested by corporate investment arms and QREN funds, to support Portuguese university spin-offs. ES Ventures Inovação & Internacionalização A €10M fund, invested by BES and COMPETE funds, to support the internationalization of Portuguese SME’s. ES Ventures III An €77M fund, invested by corporate investment arms, family trusts and private individuals. which had its first closing on April 2009. ES Ventures II
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Dennis Sammut « My work, writings, ideas and activities Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently Waste heat can be converted to electricity more efficiently using one-dimensional nanoscale materials as thin as an atom – ushering a new way of generating sustainable energy – thanks to new research by the University of Warwick. Led by Drs Andrij Vasylenko, Samuel Marks, Jeremy Sloan and David Quigley from Warwick's Department of Physics, in collaboration with the Universities of Cambridge and Birmingham, the researchers have found that the most effective thermoelectric materials can be realised by shaping them into the thinnest possible nanowires. Thermoelectric materials harvest waste heat and convert it into electricity—and are much sought-after as a renewable and environmentally friendly sources of energy. Dr. "In contrast to 3-dimensional material, isolated nanowires conduct less heat and more electricity at the same time. The researchers—which included the group of Dr. First author Dr. Their results are reported in the journal ACS Nano. More information: Andrij Vasylenko et al.
7 crowdsourcing websites that you should keep an eye 2011 Das Jahr 2010 war für Online-Crowdsourcing-Plattformen durchaus ein erfolgreiches und auch 2011 könnte noch die ein oder andere Überraschung in diesem Segment bereit halten. Gründerszene hat sich daher den Jahreswechsel einmal zum Anlass genommen, um einen Überblick über sieben sehenswerte europäische Crowdsourcing-Plattformen zusammen zu stellen. Crowdsourcing meint die Auslagerung von Arbeitsinhalten auf die Intelligenz und die Arbeitskraft einer Masse von Freizeitarbeitern im Web, was von der Erstellung von Logos über Modedesigns bis hin zur Finanzierung von Geschäftsideen reichen kann. Das Konzept Crowdsourcing hat zuletzt weiter deutlich an Größe gewonnen. Garmz zur Vermarktung von Fashion Garmz ist ein innovatives Portal, welches jungen und unabhängigen Modedesignern eine Plattform zur Vermarktung ihrer Produkte bietet. Wooshii richtet sich an Video-Artists Wooshii ist eine neue Website, die Kunden mit Video-Artists verbindet. Red Bubble für Creative-Production
Convertible Note Seed Financings: Econ 101 for Founders Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, a boutique corporate law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs. Check out his blog or follow him on Twitter as @ScottEdWalker. This is the second part of a three-part primer on convertible note seed financings. Part 1, entitled “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask),” addressed certain basic questions, such as (i) what is a convertible note? (ii) why are convertible notes issued instead of shares of common or preferred stock? This part will address the economics of a convertible note seed financing and the three key economic terms: (i) the conversion discount, (ii) the conversion valuation cap and (iii) the interest rate. Part 3 will cover certain special issues, such as (i) what happens if the startup is acquired prior to the note’s conversion to equity? What Is a Conversion Discount? What is a Conversion Valuation Cap?
Borrow Money UK | UK Borrowing | The Bridge Crowd BridgeCrowd is a trading name of Social Money Ltd, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA reg no. 675283), a company registered in England (reg no. 08054296). Registered office: 31 Wilmslow Road Cheadle Cheshire, SK8 1DR, UK, registered with the Office of the Information Commissioner (reg no. 08054296). BridgeCrowd is not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Your capital is at risk. BridgeCrowd is the social way to borrow and lend secured money on bridging loans. Through crowd funding we are able to offer more attractive borrowing rates on bridge loans than traditional bridge loan funding organisations, whilst also providing a great return for our investors. Borrowers - please be aware that any land or property offered as security may be at risk and may be re-possessed if you fail to maintain your financial commitments.
How to install Windows 10 on Raspberry Pi 2: 6 steps to bake a micro computer Introduction Windows 10 is out. If you didn’t know, you can get a free upgrade if you currently run Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. However, Microsoft has also made a totally free version of Windows 10 for Raspberry Pi 2, the super-affordable circuit board computer. It’s easy to get, too. All you need are a Raspberry Pi 2, a microSD memory card with SD adapter (Microsoft recommends at least 8GB) and a Windows computer with an internet connection and an SD card slot or USB reader. One other thing to note before you get too excited is that Raspberry Pi 2 runs a special developer version of Windows 10, designed for IoT devs. Check out the rest of our Windows 10 coverage Like this? 1. The reason installing Windows 10 on Raspberry Pi 2 is so easy is that Microsoft has made a single disk image containing everything you need. Download this to whatever directory you fancy, then ‘run’ it. Running Windows 7? 2. They’ll appear in the apps menu, under the Microsoft IoT header. 3. 4. All done?
Crowdfunding Große Organisationen genauso wie kleine Start Ups nutzen mittlerweile Crowdfunding, um Budget für ihre Projekte zu erhalten oder aufzustocken. Im Kern steckt die Idee, dass viele Einzelpersonen mit jeweils kleinen Einzelbeträgen zusammen eine große Summe Geld aufbringen, mit der Projekte realisiert oder Produkte entwickelt werden. Aber fangen wir bei den Basics an. Was bedeutet Crowdfunding? Crowdfunding setzt sich aus den englischen Wörtern crowd (Menge) und funding (Finanzierung) zusammen – also eine Art der Finanzierung, deren Kapitalgeber eine Vielzahl von Personen einschließt. Hat man genügend Fans und Feedback gesammelt kann die Finanzierungsphase beginnen. Eine Crowdfunding-Kampagne kann mehr als nur monetäre Unterstützung mit sich bringen: Die Organisationen beziehungsweise die Empfänger erhalten außerdem Feedback, Volontäre und die Möglichkeit, durch öffentliche, innovative Vorschläge von direkten Verbesserungen an ihrer Arbeit zu profitieren, da sie sich online präsentieren.
PitchFuse Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part II | Global Entrepreneurship Library Last week, we gave some attention to the “why” behind convertible note financing for early stage startups. In this installment, I’ll dig into the “how” by dissecting an example term sheet based on a real deal. For those playing at home, you may find it helpful to download the sample term sheet from my firm’s website and follow along with the commentary. As with so many subjects in law and finance, mastering the jargon is half the battle. A term sheet keeps things relatively straightforward by summarizing the most significant deal terms in outline form, whereas the deal documents themselves (often referred to as definitive agreements) — even for a relatively simple convertible debt financing — inevitably contain some densely written legalese. Type of Security: Convertible Promissory Notes, bearing interest at a simple interest rate of 8%. This may seem like a no-brainer now that you understand the basic structure of a convertible debt financing. On to more specific terms next week.