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Convenient Crowdfunding

As microlending becomes more popular, consumers demand services on the go

Implications - Putting a project or product up for open funding by consumers is a mutually beneficial system that particularly suits Millennials for whom community is a priority. Further tailoring to the younger demographic, it seems crowdfunding is becoming more convenient, with apps and tools that allow for on-the-go lending. The convergence of these ideas assists in hyper-targeting this elusive group.
Trend Themes
1. Mobile Crowdfunding - Crowdfunding platforms are being optimized for mobile, allowing lending and investing on the go, fueling microlending trends.
2. Secured Microloan Lending - New ventures offer microloans exclusive to friends and family networks, allowing businesses to be privately supported by their loved ones.
3. Influencer-centric Crowdfunding - Crowdfunding sites aimed at inventors and makers incentivize users to not only fund projects, but also contribute their own ideas, creating an inventor-influencing fundraising community.
Industry Implications
1. Finance - The finance industry can learn from optimized crowdfunding platforms, offering secure mobile options for microloans and investing.
2. Technology - Mobile crowdfunding apps open up a new era of fundraising, encouraging entrepreneurs to create innovative technological advances.
3. Marketing - Crowdfunding platforms aimed at inventors and makers may create a new era of influencer-centric marketing, shaping the public's opinions and demands for innovative products.
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