Crowd Sourcing for a Great Cause

 

I am a female entrepreneur & I spent 5 years trying to source funding for an online matchmaking business in Europe.  Last year I had to admit failure.  I lost everything but have been fulfilling a promise to help women entrepreneurs have an easier time to get funded. I started video interviewing venture capitalists, angel investors & women founders (who were successfully or not funded) & posting those interviews on my blog EZebis & youtube.  One video interview made it to Wall Street Journal & another to Business Insider.  I have self funded this project for 8 months & have exhausted all my funds but not my creativity or passion. I will be unable to continue the project unless I can access further funding.

The statistics for women achieving funding are very low: 3 to 5% get venture funded, less than 10% even if you expand that to include the entire team & any of the co founders. Around 16% women achieve Angel Capital. Data shows that the percentage of dollars going into women led companies have actually declined by about 30% over the last 10 years.

This is a mashup of some of the great interviews with brilliant people who have contributed to date.

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I have self funded this project for 8months & have exhausted my resources.  So I have created a crowd sourcing campaign at Indiegogo Shortfall in Funding for Women: #changetheratio You can contribute from as little as $10 and each level of contribution rewards you with a perk.

Choose from being an:

  • Suffragette: $10Believes that every person in little ways can #changetheratio perk: added to mailing list & get updates on projects that highlight awareness & information on female startups 1 book when published  Contribute
  • Empowerer: $50Wants others to be empowered to #changetheratio perk: added to mailing list & get updates on projects that highlight awareness & information on female startups 1 x 30min startup coaching session 1 book when published Contribute
  • Educator: $100 Wants to spread the word so that others can also #changetheratio perk: added to mailing list & get updates on projects that highlight awareness & education on female startups 10 min video interview interviewing you on this subject with your branding 1 book when published Contribute
  • Patron: $1,000Works with others in ways so they can #changetheratio perk: added to mailing list & get updates on projects that highlight awareness & education on female startups 10 min video interview interviewing you with your branding Credit & your branding shown as Patron on books & videos & website for 2 months 1 book when published Contribute
  • Sponsor: $5,000Invests in the future of women by #changetheratio perk: added to mailing list & get updates on projects that highlight awareness & education on female startups 10 min video interview interviewing you on this subject with your branding Credit & your branding shown as sponsor on books & videos & website for a period of 1 year 1 book when published Contribute
  • At the very least please share this link with others who are supportive of female entrepreneurs or comment on the campaign & let us know you support the cause.

Thank you.

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