Drawing on the most up-to-date and relevant research, this concise textbook is an
accessible guide to harnessing the appropriate resources when launching a new start-up …

In an era of one-off funding, entrepreneurs and small businesses struggle to find sustainable
funding sources. A novel solution–the crowd patronage model, has emerged in recent years …

Crowdfunding represents digital fundraising channels that may enhance participation of
females in project fundraising. The current study aims to analyze the gender differences in …

Crowdfunding provides many opportunities for the development of society by supporting
entrepreneurial and innovative activities. This article concerns equity crowdfunding …

We investigate the role of community-level social capital in individuals' investment decisions
in equity crowdfunding. We exploit a hand-collected dataset of individual investments …

The purpose of this study is to analyze the dynamics of crowdfunding campaigns in the
Middle East and raise the question of “does social capital matter” in this respect? The study …

Purpose The authors investigate the contributions of social capital (SC) dimensions
(bridging, bonding and linking) in crowdfunding campaigns by comparing the dynamics of …

Crowdfunding projects on a platform could be relevant, such as those adopting similar
technologies or based on similar ideas. Such connections are important for new projects …

Despite references to crowdfunding as a community-embedded phenomenon, few studies
explore the antecedents and implications of crowdfunding communities. This study suggests …

The assurance contract mechanism is often used to crowdfund public goods. This
mechanism has weak implementation properties that can lead to miscoordination and failure …