www.invested.in - leverage your social capital to raise financial capital. Totally customizable, for any type of project. Please take a look. Bootstrapped by two guys. Launched at DEMO 30 minutes ago. Using our own site to pay our DEMO bill! Thanks!!!
What about the other side of the coin? Do the investors become a part of the company?
As an investor, I would like to own even a fraction of the company.
What's there to ensure the startups wouldn't just be irresponsible with the money invested?
What if you don't have enough social capital?
I think you should try to show answers to these questions on your start up page or a how it works page or a video. Not explicitly but implicit thru examples of your service being used. I know that you have raised money for your demo, but how much? who gave? what did you give in return? what steps did you take to ensure you will be responsible?
Seems more like a donation site than an investment site, it's very unclear as to what I'm getting for my "investment". Even the invested.in project seems to be more about buying stickers than investing.
Most of the returns seem to be undying gratitude / a thank you note in a small community project, not equity.
If you have social capital why not put a paypal link on your facebook / twitter?
Have you considered facebook connect or twitter oauth? I have a hard time justifying signing up for sites anymore because of this. I guess I'm just spoiled/lazy. Looks like an awesome idea. Looking forward to posting up some projects.
