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CROWDSOURCING. Bryce Bartel , Brandon Taylor, Chase Stewart, Joseph Anderson, Salvael Ortega . Definition.
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CROWDSOURCING Bryce Bartel, Brandon Taylor, Chase Stewart, Joseph Anderson, Salvael Ortega
Definition “Crowdsourcingis the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community (a "crowd"), through an open call.” -Wikipedia
Crowd Wisdom • “Groups are Smarter than the smartest people in them” – Wisdom of Crowds • Process of taking into account the collective opinion of individuals , rather than a single expert to answer a question.
Examples of Crowd Wisdom • Wikipedia • Online encyclopedia that 15% of the internet refers to daily.
Examples of Crowd Wisdom • Word of Mouth • Social Media • Buzz, blogs, etc
Crowd Ideas • Springwise • Blog style Site • Collection of ideas from across the globe • Quirky • Crowd Product Development • Make money by contributing • Release products every few days • Market feedback if not accepted
Wisdom of Crowds is powerful • LOTR • Theatrical Version vs. Extended
Crowd Development • Development: • oDesk • Elance • User Testing • Loop11 • FeedbackArmy • Fivesecondtest • UserTesting
Crowd Development • Crowd Source/Open Source • Ruby • Firefox • Linux • Incentive Source • NetFlix • Customer Validation • What do you need un this software?
Crowd Creative • Linking “creatives” to those who need creative input • Need creative insights for a logo check out crowdspring
Fundraising • No Returns • Threshold Pledge Examples: • 40Billion
Sponsorship • Sponsor gets to display ad on website • Million Dollar Page
Loans and Microloans • Interest and repayment • Other fees (set-up fee, extension) • No sell of ownership • Microloans allow for loans of down to $1 • Threshold Pledge • 40Billion • Kiva • Lendio • Prosper.com
Equity Investments • Very hard to get around SEC regulations • WebEquity.org
Rewards Examples: • KickStarter • ProFounder • IndieGoGo
CrowdFunding Pros • Allows financing for unconventional ideas • Provides some validation for idea’s success Cons • Disclosure of ideas • Tend to focus on seed funding
URLs • ProFounder.com • KickStarter.com • IndieGoGo.com • Kiva.org • 40Billion.com • WebEquity.org • Prosper.com