One of the UK's most successful alternative finance leaders discusses what it takes for a Crowdfunding ecosystem to thrive in a country, and not just exist. There is an implied assumption from most crowdfunding platforms that startups "just" need cash to get up and running... but what happens when you actually give them what they want? With an 80% failure rate being the norm, how does Angels Den achieve less than 10% failure rate in the startups they source, incubate, mentor and invested in? Does Canada want a mechanism where it throws money at half cooked deals or does it really want to engender a sustainable ecosystem?
This is a pivotal moment for Canada. The Future is NOW.
Serial entrepreneur, Bill Morrow, has been creating, building and selling businessesfor the last 25 years. He is CEO & Founder of Angels Den, the UK’s largest angel-led crowdfunding platform, and he has recently been named the most influential person in alternative finance by... Read More →
Thursday March 3, 2016 08:50 - 09:10 EST
AuditoriumMaRS Discovery (101 College St., Toronto)
