Various forms of social learning and network effects are at work on crowdfunding platforms, giving rise to … their common presence on the platform. We finally show that these crowdfunding dynamics stir platform growth, with important …

Various forms of social learning and network effects are at work on crowdfunding platforms, giving rise to … their common presence on the platform. We finally show that these crowdfunding dynamics stir platform growth, with important …

Crowdfunding has mostly been used to finance very unique projects. Recently, however, companies have begun using it to … finance more traditional products where they compete against other sellers of similar products. Major crowdfunding platforms … where two competing firms can use crowdfunding prior to direct sales. The model provides several implications that have not …

financial resources in an equity crowdfunding context. We examine the impact of firms' financial roadmaps (e.g., preplanned exit … successful equity crowdfunding. External certification, by contrast, has little or no impact on success. We also discuss the …

This chapter discusses issues pertaining to crowdfunding and entrepreneurial internationalization. We extend prior … literature by examining case studies and portals where entrepreneurial internationalization is facilitated by crowdfunding. We …

the 2012 legislation that legalized accredited equity crowdfunding and relaxed regulations on advertising private firm …

(small) investors to commit financial resources in an equity crowdfunding context. We examine the impact of venture quality …

This study investigates signal validity in equity-based crowdfunding by examining whether signals that increase crowd … leading German equity-based crowdfunding platform, Companisto. We find that indicating that the chief executive officer holds …