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Microinvesting - ordinary people able to invest in a share of company (startup or established but unfloated) or land in an easy and realistic way. Conversely an
by bbcbasic 12y ago
Microinvesting - ordinary people able to invest in a share of company (startup or established but unfloated) or land in an easy and realistic way. Conversely any company, new, small or large can attract money this way. Caveat emptor!
Middle finger to the city - smart people use big cities for networking and to meet people, then start up their businesses in a town miles away and say fuck you to those overheads. Tech could facilitate this. Previously unknown small towns around the world become the next silicon valleys.
- tptacek 12y agoI have a blog post I've been playing with for about 4 months now about how broader, more diverse investor communities for startups is likely to backfire. The right people to be investing in them is probably the group that's doing it now. They could be smarter, but it's unclear to me that there should be more of them. What set me off was the Startup Podcast episode on equity crowdfunding platforms.
- dhagz 12y agoI especially see your second point becoming big by the end of this year. Especially with the rising costs in Silicon Valley. I see smaller cities doing everything they can to bring in these startups and even more established businesses. I work in a suburb of Atlanta, and it's fantastic. The commute is less than half an hour, the location is great - downtown Lawrenceville - and I don't have to lose out on the benefits of Atlanta networking.