Katharina Wolfrat

Crowdfunding - the Next Big Thing?: How Crowdfunding is Evaluated by Different Expert Groups As a Future Model of Financing New Ventures in Germany. Katharina Wolfrat

Crowdfunding is not only interesting for entrepreneurs who want to raise money, but also for the ?crowd?, people who are attracted by this phenomenon and for future investors. Being an entrepreneur is exciting and crowdfunding seems to be a fantastic option of financing a new venture. Therefore the following question occurs: Start-up + Crowdfunding = The next Big Thing? Katharina Wolfrat first gives an overview of the crowdfunding scene in Germany. Then she interviewed experts in this area and presents the results of the conversations. In the end there are many advices for entrepreneurs, who think about using crowdfunding as financing model for their start-up.