Original paper
Serial Crowdfunding, Social Capital, and Project Success
Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 183 - 207
Published: Feb 2, 2017
Abstract
In this paper, we focus attention on serial crowdfunders, that is, entrepreneurs who repeatedly turn to crowdfunding to finance their projects. We argue that serial crowdfunders take advantage of the social contacts with those that backed their previous campaigns. This internal social capital developed within the platform, which is not available to “normal” serial entrepreneurs, makes serial crowdfunders’ campaigns more successful than those...
Paper Details
Title
Serial Crowdfunding, Social Capital, and Project Success
Published Date
Feb 2, 2017
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
183 - 207