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A businessman waves goodbye

Venture Capital Admits It’s Obsolete. Now What?

Sequoia Capital, one of the oldest and most blindingly successful VC firms in the world is fundamentally changing the way it works. What's next?
By James Ledbetter

No Wave Filmmaker Beth B Talks Lydia Lunch and Speaking Truth to Power

As an independent filmmaker I have to be ruthless, persistent, tenacious. I usually make films on my own. I don’t get traditional funding, so I do crowdfunding.
By Jen B. Larson
Monica Aksamit of the USA prepares to fence in the preliminary rounds at the Women's Sabre World Cup on January 25, 2019 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

US Fencer’s GoFundMe Highlights Pay Disparity Amongst Olympic Athletes

As the 2020 games near, Monica Aksamit is encountering the unfortunate financial reality many in niche sports face to meet their dreams.
By Andy Hirschfeld
8tracks CEO David Porter.

This Music Startup Is Taking a Page From Bernie Sanders’ Playbook

By Sage Lazzaro
Bernie Sanders mural in Philadelphia.

Five ‘Political Revolution’ Powering Bernie Sanders Murals Crush the Street Art Primary

By Brady Dale
Mighty.

This Device Will Change How Athletes Listen to Music

By Sage Lazzaro
Image via

A New Single, and the First Ever Fan-Sourced Tour

By James Beshara
Could Nicki Cohen not be as sweet as she seems?

Kickstarter-Funded Movie About Theater-Loving Woman Doesn’t Tell Full Story

By John Bonazzo

9 Kickstarter Lessons From a Man Who’s Successfully Funded 9 Projects

By Sage Lazzaro
(Photo: Kickstarter)

Fury Erupts on Kickstarter After Creators Can’t Deliver on $1.5 Million PUGZ Project

By Sage Lazzaro
A very "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal" T-shirt design. (Image: Facebook)

The Webcomics Business Is Moving on From Webcomics

By Brady Dale
Shia LaBeouf reviewing his "portfolio." (Photo: Twitter via @MrFilmkritik)

What Shia LaBeouf Can Teach Investors, Terracotta Warriors Head to US, and More

By Alanna Martinez
Jeb Bush needs to be put out of his misery, at least according to Trevor Noah. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

‘The Daily Show’ Is Crowdfunding to Release Jeb Bush From His Campaign

By John Bonazzo
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Angry Rutgers Fans Crowdfunding to Buy Out Football Coach’s Contract

By Sage Lazzaro
Mr. Stojak's parking meter sculpture of the World Trade Center is now displayed in the World Trad Center. (Photo: Conrad Stojak)

Sculptor Turns Parking Meters Into Solar-Powered, Wi-Fi-Enabled Art

By John Bonazzo
From left: Daniel and Benjamin Miller. (Photo: Fundrise?)

Fundrise Co-Founder Daniel Miller Departs

By Danielle Balbi
(David De Armas/Rubin Museum)

Crowd-funded Show at the Rubin Museum Might Be the Path to Inner Peace

By Justin Joffe
(Photo: Getty)

George Foreman Is Launching a New ‘Shark Tank’-Like Crowdfunding Site

By Sage Lazzaro
ReadMe.txt file. (Image: Vince, Patreon Hacker)

Patreon Data Dump: What the Public Can Now See

By Brady Dale
Image: Shroud of the Avatar

Richard Garriott’s ‘Shroud of the Avatar’ Puts Storylines in a Sandbox Videogame

By Brady Dale
Anyone who backed Asylum Playing Cards on Kickstarter will be paid back for unfulfilled orders. (Photo: Facebook)

Fraudulent Crowdfunding Campaign Sets Precedent

By Stephanie Grella
(Photo: Flickr/MethodShop)

A Kickstarter Pro Wrote a How-To Guide for Getting Your Project Funded

By Sage Lazzaro
(Screengrab: YouTube)

This Harvard-Backed ‘Smart Placemat’ Records the Exact Nutrition Facts for Your Meals

By Sage Lazzaro
Slava Rubin, Indiegogo CEO. (Photo: Indiegogo)

For Indiegogo Co-Founder, Slava Rubin, Spirituality Counters Startup Life’s Chaos

By Brady Dale
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