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Opinion
Udashkin: Crowdfunding platforms generate sales but fail to build lasting brands
“It's starting to become, first of all, very, very difficult to build a brand off of those platforms. I think they're good at generating a certain level of sales, but then you never actually build, you know, a brand or any type of marketing funnel or really fig…”
Josh Udashkin Jul 1, 2016 ▶ 23:06 20VC: Why Great VCs Know The Opportunity In Hardware, Physical Stores Will Not Disappear and The Importance of Consumer Brand with Josh Udashkin @ Raden
Opinion
John Frankel Argues Crowdfunding Is Not a Winner-Take-All Market
“It's not necessarily a winner-take-all space. You know, I've heard people describe Kickstarter as becoming the Friendstoper space, but I'm not really seduced by that argument. I think that there's room for more than one platform, and they, their models really …”
John Frankel Apr 27, 2016 ▶ 19:10 20VC: Why Every Successful Company Pivots and Good Companies Get Funded in Good & Bad Markets with John Frankel, Founding Partner @ ff Venture Capital
Prediction Not publicly verifiable
Teten: Most of the 500+ Crowdfunding Sites Will Fail
“There are also over 500 crowdfunding sites, and most of them will fail, so we're glad we invested in one of the clear winners of that game.”
David Teten Dec 9, 2015 ▶ 16:14 20 VC 095: How VCs Find Startups and How To Add Value Once Invested with David Teten @ ff Venture Capital
Assertion Supported
Gil Penchina's early investments include PayPal, LinkedIn, and AngelList
“Some of Gil's investments include some pretty well-known companies that you might have heard of, including PayPal, LinkedIn, AngelList themselves, Indiegogo, and many, many more.”
Harry Stebbings Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 1:14 20VC: Gil Penchina on Building The World's Largest AngelList Syndicate with Flight.vc
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