We propose three governance mechanisms pertinent to equity crowdfunding and campaign success through mitigating … equity crowdfunding. Second, we propose that security design is a critical tool for equity crowdfunding success and even more … problems. The population of equity crowdfunding campaigns from market inception in May 2016 to Q2, 2021 in the United States …

Front Cover -- Crowdfunding -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- I …. Introduction to Crowdfunding -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of agency and signaling theory in crowdfunding -- 2.1 Introduction … -- 2.2 Forms of finance -- 2.2.1 Debt -- 2.2.2 Common equity -- 2.2.3 Rewards-based crowdfunding -- 2.3 Agency problems …