Preface -- About the authors -- New venture opportunities -- New ventures : the quite giant -- Ideation : the concept -- Venture choices : the pathways -- New venture development -- Marketing : the customer -- Legal considerations : the parameters -- Strategic pricing : the hook -- New venture...

Nadine Scholz shows that crowdfunding potentially shortens the development cycle of new products, thus enabling an earlier market entry. Hence, crowdfunding serves as a multifaceted early-stage support instrument for innovation implementation facilitated by the crowd's resources. It not only...