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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Crowdfunding capacity for peer production

Crowdfunding capacity for peer production | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Everyone today knows about crowdfunding. In case you are just returning from a trip to Mars, crowdfunding is a new way to raise funds which involves hundreds or even thousands of individuals, the crowd. If you need money for a venture, instead of going to the bank for a loan or getting venture capital you can now use websites like GoteoIndiegogoKickstarter, etc. You present your project on one of these platforms and ask people from around the world to fund you. Crowdfunding is either a donation scheme, people help you to achieve something without expecting much in return for themselves, only a good feeling for having contributed to a good cause, or a pre-sale scheme, people give you money upfront for a service or a product that doesn't need to be finished before the crowdfunding, that you will deliver a few months later. There is also crowdfunding for equity, where people give you money in exchange of shares in your venture, but very few countries have permissive laws for it. 

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P2P And Open Infrastructures: The Society Of Openness Comes Of Age

P2P And Open Infrastructures: The Society Of Openness Comes Of Age | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
What are P2P and open infrastructures? Can open knowledge and peer production subvert the economic system of physical production? Is there a chance for the society of openness to ever come of age? Robin Good interviewed the P2P Foundation
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