It is not easy distinguishing between a market bubble and a revolution. I believe that even in today’s highly valued startup climate, we are witnessing the latter.
The 2015 Predictions of a Self-Proclaimed Crowdfinance Clairvoyant
Tis the season to reflect, predict and, for some, to even gloat a little. And by some, I mean “me”. I am proud to announce that every single one of my 2014 crowdfinance prognostications rang true. Just as I projected at the start of this year: Institutional as well as retail capital poured into P2P […]
The Equitysphere
The Emerging Equity Crowdfinance Ecosystem Inspired by Orchard Platform’s recently released “Lendscape” – which brilliantly underscores the expanding peer/marketplace lending ecosystem and its movement of capital – I decided to construct a similar flowchart depicting the progression of the equity side of the crowdfinance industry. The “Equitysphere” below encapsulates the maturation of equity crowdfinance. It […]
By Alluring the Masses to the Promising World of P2P Investing, Can Lending Club’s High Profile IPO Help Thwart A Looming Retirement Crisis?
By alluring the masses to the promising world of P2P investing, can Lending Club’s high profile IPO avert a looming retirement crisis?
Profiting from the Crowdfinance Revolution
A financial revolution – ignited by hordes of individuals who have grown leery of conventional financial institutions, and powered by contemporary P2P and crowdfund marketplaces – has been germinating across the planet. In the same way that the Industrial Revolution redefined manufacturing and the Internet Revolution refashioned commerce, this “Crowdfinance Revolution” will transform global capital markets […]