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Browsing crowdfunding

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Retail

Amazon’s Build It democratises product development

The online retailer’s latest crowdfunding project, Build It, encourages consumers to vote on its next Alexa-enabled product.

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Marketing & Branding

Fluid Capital

The move towards a cashless society is inspiring a new visual language around financial values, transactions and the appearance of money.

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Retail

Unwise investments

Global – PayPal’s latest user agreement no longer protects consumers who buy products through crowdfunding websites.

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Technology

Mind-blowing idea

US – Mindblower is a new platform that helps people to turn their product ideas into reality.

HUIS smart remote control launched by Sony's First Flight platform, Tokyo
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Culture & Media

Lift off

Tokyo – Sony is helping its employees to spread their entrepreneurial wings with First Flight, its own crowdfunding platform.

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Retail

Online Beauty

Beauty brands are stepping up their e-commerce efforts in a bid to compete with retail heavyweights Amazon and Target.

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Culture & Media

Kickstarter and iTunes offer new room service

Kickstarter has launched a new channel with iTunes

Pebble Watch
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Technology

Kickstarter passes $1bn in pledges

The crowdfunding site has received more than $1bn in pledges since it was launched in 2009

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Retail

Beauty brand opens up R&D process to consumer

Launched in 2011, Julep is a small beauty brand with big ambitions. Unlike mainstream companies that make what they think consumers want, Julep asks its customers what they want and takes them along on the product development journey.