Crowdfunding,  Design  Entrepreneurship,  

and  the  Startup  Renaissance    

#outdoorinno  

Money  Raised  via  Crowdfunding  in  2012  

 

$2.7B      

Money  Raised  via  Crowdfunding  in  2013  

 

$5.1B      

Rewards-­‐Based  Crowdfunding  

Peer-­‐to-­‐Peer  Lending  

Equity-­‐Based  Crowdfunding  

•  Any  Startup  Type  •  3  Months  •  125  Startups  •  $1M+  in  Cash  •  No  Strings  AMached  

Mentorship    EducaNon      Community        Opportunity  

•  Tech  Startups  •  3  Months  •  12  Startups  •  $118k  for  Equity  

 

AusNn    Boston  Boulder    Chicago  London    NYC  

•  Outdoor  Industry  •  5  Months  •  6  Startups  •  $25k  for  Equity  

•  Structure  –  60s  Pitches  –  Team  FormaNon  –  54  Hours  –  PresentaNons  

•  400  CiNes  •  8,190  Startups  Created  

•  45,000  Alumni  

•  Fitness-­‐Focused  Apps  •  Exercise  +  Hacking  •  Structure  –  60s  Pitches  –  Team  FormaNon  –  36  Hours  –  PresentaNons  

•  200+  Entrepreneurs  

Sharing  Economy    à $110B  

Housing   Vehicles   Other  

 Mike  Brown    Entrepreneur  -­‐  Boston,  MA    e:  Mike@GearCommons.com  

 p:  207-­‐299-­‐3574