Crowdfunding for Life Science Projects: Tips and Lessons Learned from 3 Real Case Studies
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00QEJXHJM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 439 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book tells the story of an adventure lived by a team driven by the desire to carve a path for life science entrepreneurs and researchers who want to use donation and reward based crowdfunding to fund the launch of a medical technology. . Three subsequent fundraising campaigns with projects increasing in difficulty gave ample opportunity to wrestle with challenges, adapt current practices to medical products, develop new tips and tricks, and evaluate the opportunities and pitfalls of doing this for the medical field
Great Tips on What Not to Do! My Big fat Opinion This is a great read! I found the three projects interesting and was very surprised to learn how people can allow infighting and egos to derail their success. I also appreciate the authors taking the time to write about their experiences in trying to help the three projects in their campaigns. The book offers great conclusions for anyone interested in crowdfunding - not just those in "Life Science" projects.. P. S. Jacobs said Extremely valuable for fund raising in the Life Sciences. This is a very helpful book for life science entrepreneurs who are looking for alternate ways of funding a start-up company. Crowdfunding is a valuable tool to raising seed funding while waiting for angel or venture investors to come to the table. This book explained how crowdfunding is also a way to gauge public interest before the product is completed. This feedback is most useful before funds are spent.. Richard L. Hertan said An Entrepreneurs Viewpoint. I have had the great opportunity to read this book for it was interesting to me having built many companies and yet I have learned so much more about crowdfunding as a new potential means to a profitable end game. It has given me insights into a different way of financial thinking, preparing for the best, removing obstacles and using crowdfunding to maximize it benefits in the right forums. Based on real world situations the conclusions drawn are impactful and logical for the open minded entrepreneurial executive.As Warren Buffet say “Risk comes from not knowing what