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Stonemaier Games and the Business of Fun

The Motley Fool

Over eight years, the biggest things that have changed are that we stopped using crowdfunding. Really at this point, looking back, the Number 1 reason why we haven't even considered going back to crowdfunding is because I feel like I can better serve our customers. I appreciate that there's reasons that many crowdfunders use it.

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Starting a Side Hustle After You Retire? Here’s What You Should Know

The Motley Fool

For retirees, the stakes are higher; there's less time to recover from potential missteps and money setbacks. You need to consider other funding options like small business loans, crowdfunding, or even partnerships. They're there to ensure your future financial security, not to finance a potentially risky side hustle. This is Rule No.

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Why being a VC sucks. Advice to anyone who wants to get into venture capital.

This is going to be BIG.

If you''re looking to optimize for wealth or own a majority stake in a professional sports team, you''re better off doing buyouts, distressed debt, or hedge funds. You can''t crowdfund a fund. VC funds just don''t scale and so you don''t get the huge management fees and other worldly carry that you do from funds with big Bs.

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"Wingspan" Designer Elizabeth Hargrave Advances the Game Industry

The Motley Fool

Just figuring out that there is a way you could sell and produce and promote games more effectively through Kickstarter, which I think a lot of people know is the big crowdfunding site that found many things, games included. Which is a very high-stakes game tournament. buy, sell, or hold crowdfunding if it were a stock.