A new Detroit News article stresses the importance of crowdfunding, and Skoll Awardee Kiva is mentioned.
An excerpt: “Like other microlending efforts, crowdfunding is a way for like-minded people to support small businesses, artists and community events by giving money through the Internet with sites such as Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and Kiva….’I recommend crowdfunding to everybody, I really do,” said Jack Miner, entrepreneurial coach at TechTown, the Wayne State University Research and Technology Park. ‘It’s probably the most important thing that’s happened to startup investing — maybe ever.’”
To read the full, original article click on this link: Crowdfunding “the most important thing that’s happened to startup investing” « Skoll Foundation
Author:Sally Farhat Kassab
