Which updates during an equity crowdfunding campaign increase crowd participation?
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Which updates during an equity crowdfunding campaign increase crowd participation?
Start-ups often post updates during equity crowdfunding campaigns. However, little is known about the effects of such updates on crowd participation. We investigate this question by using hand-collected data from 71 funding campaigns and 39,399 investment decisions on two German equity crowdfunding portals. Using a combination of different empirical research techniques, we find that posting an ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Small Business Economics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0921-898X,1573-0913
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-017-9876-4