According to industry estimates, there are currently over 500 active crowdfunding platforms – some sources have quoted 9,000 registered domain names related to crowdfunding. While these platforms vary along stated dimensions like form of security to investor—equity, debt, rewards, donation, industry and geography—there is another more important, often not stated, dimension that differentiates emerging platforms: quality. While the term “quality” can mean many different things, in the context of crowdfunding platforms it should come down to this: the more transparently that a platform brings together investors and entrepreneurs with the tools needed to make informed decisions which allow for mutual benefit, whether financial or psychological, the higher the quality of that crowdfunding site. The platforms that achieve this goal responsibly will share five characteristics:
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