The bi-annual Hong Kong Electronics fair is currently displaying several new innovative products that have recently been made available to consumers. The event allows electronics companies to put their designs and innovations on display in […]
Crowdfunding
Careful What You Crowdfund: Large Companies Are Lurking To Steal Your Hot Idea
Corporate behemoths are resorting to stealing ideas from Kickstarter successes as they try to find the next big thing. The popular crowdfunding website allows small-time innovators to bring their creations into the world and potentially […]
NASA Tries Crowdfunding To Save Neil Armstrong’s Space Suit
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has launched a campaign to raise funds in order to conserve and restore the spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong on the first-ever moonwalk in 1969. The campaign is […]
Securities and Exchange Commission Will Allow Companies To Raise Money Via Twitter
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) social media phobia appears to be letting up as news emerged this week it will allow startups looking to raise up to $50 million to post tweets about […]
FTC Starts Regulating The Murky World Of Failed Crowdfunding Projects
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week finally got involved in the wonderful, and sometimes scammy, world of crowdfunding. The agency went after Portland-based The Forking Path, Co., run by Erik Chevalier, who promised to […]
SEC To Allow All Americans To Invest Directly In Startups
The SEC has passed historic regulations that will allow everyday Americans to invest in startups for the first time ever. Previously only rich investors were permitted to take part, limiting the opportunities available to retail […]